New Zealand women's national cricket team

The New Zealand women's national cricket team, nicknamed the White Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by New Zealand Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see New Zealand national cricket team.

New Zealand
New Zealand White Ferns logo
Nickname(s)White Ferns
AssociationNew Zealand Cricket
Personnel
CaptainSophie Devine
CoachBen Sawyer
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1926)
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WODI 5th 2nd
WT20I 3rd 3rd
Women's Tests
First WTestv  England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 16–18 February 1935
Last WTestv  England at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough; 21–24 August 2004
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 45 2/10
(33 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  Trinidad and Tobago at Clarence Park, St Albans; 23 June 1973
Last WODIv  South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban; 1 October 2023
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 376 184/182
(2 ties, 8 no results)
This year[4] 6 2/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances11 (first in 1973)
Best resultChampions (2000)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  England at the County Cricket Ground, Hove; 5 August 2004
Last WT20Iv  South Africa at Willowmoore Park, Benoni; 15 October 2023
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[5] 160 92/62
(3 ties, 3 no results)
This year[6] 10 5/4
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up (2009, 2010)
As of 15 October 2023

New Zealand made its Test debut in 1935, against England, becoming the third team to play at that level. With Australia and England, New Zealand is one of only three teams to have participated in all ten editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup. The team has made the final of the tournament on four occasions, winning in 2000 and placing second in 1993, 1997, and 2009. At the Women's World Twenty20, New Zealand were runners-up in 2009 and 2010, but are yet to win the event.

Tournament history
World Cup record[7][8]
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1973Third place3/763201
India 19783/431200
New Zealand 19823/5126510
Australia 19883/596300
England 1993Second place2/887100
India 19972/1164110
New Zealand 2000Champions 1/898100
South Africa 2005Semi finalists3/884202
Australia 2009Second place2/875200
India 2013Super Sixes4/873400
England 2017Group stage5/873301
New Zealand 2022Group Stage6/873400
Total12/121 Titles89533024
T20 World Cup record[9][10]
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2009Second place2/854100
Cricket West Indies 20102/854100
Sri Lanka 2012Semi-finalists3/1042200
Bangladesh 2014Group stage5/1054100
India 2016Semi-finalists3/1054100
Cricket West Indies 2018Group stage5/1042200
Australia 20205/1042200
South Africa 20235/1042200
Total8/80 Titles36241200

Honours

ICC

Others

Current squad

This lists all the players are centrally contracted with NZC or was named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Updated as on 6 October 2022

Uncapped players are listed in italics

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Contract Notes
Batters
Maddy Green (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992Right-handedRight arm off spinODI, T20IY
Lauren Down (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995Right-handed—ODI, T20IY
Georgia Plimmer (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004Right-handed—ODI, T20IY
All-rounders
Suzie Bates (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987Right-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IY
Sophie Devine (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989Right-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IYCaptain
Brooke Halliday (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995Left-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IY
Amelia Kerr (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000Right-handedRight arm leg spinODI, T20IY
Nensi Patel (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002Right-handedRight arm mediumY
Wicket-keepers
Izzy Gaze (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004Right-handed—ODI, T20IY
Jessica McFadyen (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991Right-handed—ODI, T20IY
Spin Bowlers
Fran Jonas (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxODI, T20IY
Eden Carson (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001Right-handedRight arm off spinODI, T20IY
Pace Bowlers
Hannah Rowe (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996Right-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IY
Hayley Jensen (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992Right-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IY
Jess Kerr (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998Right-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IY
Lea Tahuhu (1990-09-23) 23 September 1990Right-handedRight arm medium-fastODI, T20I
Rosemary Mair (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998Right-handedRight arm mediumT20IY
Molly Penfold (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001Right-handedRight arm mediumODI, T20IY

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coachBen Sawyer[11]
Assistant coachesMatthew Bell, Jacob Oram
PhysiotherapistHelen Littleworth
Media CorrespondentWilly Nicholls

Records and statistics
Main articles: List of New Zealand Women's One Day International cricket records and List of New Zealand Women's Twenty20 International cricket records

International Match Summary — New Zealand Women[12][13][14]

Last updated 12 July 2023

Playing record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural match
Women's Test4521003316 February 1935
Women's One-Day Internationals373183180287 July 1973
Women's Twenty20 Internationals1579161325 August 2004

Women's Test cricket

Women's Test record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to Women's Test #123. Last updated 24 August 2004.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedDrawFirst matchFirst win
 Australia13140820–23 March 19485–8 February 1972
 England230601716–18 February 1935
 India600068–11 January 1977
 South Africa3100225–28 February 197210–13 March 1972

Women's One-Day International

WODI record versus other nations[13]

Records complete to WODI #1322. Last updated 3 July 2022.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia13331100027 July 19738 February 1985
 Bangladesh420027 March 20227 March 2022
 England7936411114 July 197314 July 1973
 India543320105 January 19785 January 1978
 Ireland201800229 November 198829 November 1988
 Pakistan141310028 January 199728 January 1997
 South Africa171160013 February 199913 February 1999
 Sri Lanka131120013 December 199713 December 1997
 West Indies231390126 July 199326 July 1993
ICC Associate members
 Denmark1100024 July 199324 July 1993
International XI4310030 June 197312 January 1982
 Netherlands990008 August 19848 August 1984
Trinidad and Tobago1100023 June 197323 June 1973
Young England1100021 July 197321 July 1973

Women's T20I cricket

WT20I record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WT20I #1515. Last updated 12 July 2023.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia 4821251118 October 20066 March 2008
 Bangladesh 5500029 February 202029 February 2020
 England 30723005 August 20045 August 2004
 India 13940018 June 200918 June 2009
 Ireland 4400025 March 201425 March 2014
 Pakistan 8800010 May 201010 May 2010
 South Africa 131030010 August 200710 August 2007
 Sri Lanka 13121008 May 20108 May 2010
 West Indies 231552113 June 200913 June 2009

Note: New Zealand Women lost a Super Over against Australia Women and won a Super Over against West Indies Women.

See also

Notes
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  2. "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "WODI matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. "WT20I matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. "New Zealand's results by year at the Women's Cricket World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  8. "New Zealand's overall results at the Women's Cricket World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  9. "New Zealand's results by year at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  10. "New Zealand's overall results at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  11. "Ben Sawyer charged with New Zealand's rebuilding process as new head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  13. "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  14. "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  25. "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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Further reading
  • Auger, Trevor (2020). The Warm Sun on My Face: The Story of Womens Cricket in New Zealand. Auckland: Upstart Press. ISBN 9781988516301.
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