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Auckland Hearts

The Auckland Hearts is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Auckland. They play their home games at Eden Park Outer Oval. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition.

Auckland Hearts
Personnel
CaptainMaddy Green
CoachRob Nicol
Team information
ColoursAA
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1935
Home groundEden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Secondary home ground(s)Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
History
First-class debutWellington
in 1936
at Eden Park, Auckland
HBJS wins20
SS wins1
Official websiteAuckland Hearts

History edit

The first recorded match by an Auckland women's team was in 1935, against the touring England team, which ended in a draw.[1] The played in the first Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in 1935–36, which they lost to Wellington.[2] They won their first title in 1939–40, beating Wellington, and defended the Shield a year later against the same opposition.[3][4]

They went on to win the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 20 times overall, including three times in a row between 1946–47 and 1948–50 and four times in a row between 1999–00 and 2002–03.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 1959–60, Auckland competed in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships.[12] In 1994–95, the side merged with North Harbour (previously North Shore).[13] The side has won the title five times since 2011–12, with their most recent title coming in 2019–20.[14][15] They beat Northern Districts in the final that season, with Arlene Kelly scoring 110 to set up a 67-run victory.[16] In 2020–21, they lost in the final to Canterbury.[17]

In 2007–08, Auckland played in the inaugural season of the Twenty20 Super Smash.[18] They have won the tournament once, in 2013–14, beating Canterbury in the final.[19]

Grounds edit

Auckland have used various ground throughout their history. Their first match, against England, was played at Eden Park, Auckland.[1] From the 1951–52 season, Auckland's primary home ground became Melville Park, Auckland. In the 1981–82 season, two matches were played at Hobson Park, Auckland.[20][14][18][21]

The side returned to Eden Park in 1992–93, and from the 1998–99 season they also began using the secondary ground on the same site, the Eden Park Outer Oval. In 1996–97, Auckland began using Colin Maiden Park for some matches, and in the early 2000s they also used North Harbour Stadium, but their main ground remained Melville Park. Melville Park was last used in the 2019–20 season. Since, Auckland have played all their matches at the Eden Park Outer Oval, the main Eden Park ground, and Colin Maiden Park.[14][18]

Players edit

Current squad edit

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[22][23]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
3 Cate Pedersen   New Zealand (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
5 Maddy Green   New Zealand (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
7 Saachi Shahri   New Zealand (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
16 Brooke Halliday   New Zealand (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium
21 Prue Catton   New Zealand (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
23 Skye Bowden   New Zealand (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
24 Anna Browning   New Zealand (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
25 Bella Armstrong   New Zealand (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
61 Amberly Parr-Thomson   New Zealand (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
71 Makayla Templeton   New Zealand (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
– Kate Irwin   New Zealand (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 18) Right-handed Slow-left arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
13 Izzy Gaze   New Zealand (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 19) Right-handed —
30 Elizabeth Buchanan   New Zealand (2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 18) Right-handed —
Bowlers
1 Rishika Jaswal   New Zealand (2006-11-19) 19 November 2006 (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
10 Olivia Anderson   New Zealand (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
15 Molly Penfold   New Zealand (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
26 Fran Jonas   New Zealand (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
28 Amie Hucker   New Zealand (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
29 Breearne Illing   New Zealand (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Left-arm medium
39 Josie Penfold   New Zealand (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Notable players edit

Players who have played for Auckland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[24]

Coaching staff edit

Honours edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Auckland Women v England Women, 29 January 1935". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1935–36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1940–41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1946–47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1947–48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1948–49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ "State Insurance Cup 1999–00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ^ "State Insurance Cup 2000–01". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ "State League 2001–02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ^ "State League 2002–03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1959/60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ^ Watkin, Evan (October 2015). "The History of Women's Domestic Cricket in New Zealand" (PDF). Cricket Wellington. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Women's List A Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20, 14 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21, 21 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Grand Final, NZC Women's Twenty20 Competition 2013–14, 26 January 2014". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Green and Halliday Join the Ranks; Gaze, Jonas and Penfold Secure Central Contracts Again". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Exciting Young Talent Awarded as Hearts 2023/24 Contracts Are Announced". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Auckland Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Auckland Cricket/Staff List". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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