Morna Nielsen

Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen (born 24 February 1990) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 52 One Day Internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2010 and 2016. On 10 November 2015, she got her first five-wicket haul at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval.[1] She played domestic cricket for Northern Districts and Otago, as well as having stints with Durham, Melbourne Stars and Southern Vipers.[2][3] In August 2018, she announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.[4]

Morna Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen
Born	(1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (2010–2016)
ODI debut (cap 115)	11 February 2010 v Australia
Last ODI	19 November 2016 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 36)	20 January 2012 v Australia
Last T20I	21 November 2016 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2013/14	Northern Districts
2008	Durham
2014/15–2017/18	Otago
2015/16–2016/17	Melbourne Stars
2016	Southern Vipers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 52 44 141 131 Runs scored 121 60 998 465 Batting average 6.05 12.00 12.79 10.10 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 20 21* 79* 28 Balls bowled 2,352 941 5,886 2,472 Wickets 53 41 124 103 Bowling average 26.75 18.36 30.08 20.64 5 wickets in innings 2 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/21 4/10 5/21 4/10 Catches/stumpings 7/– 6/– 33/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 April 2021