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Canterbury Magicians

The Canterbury Magicians is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Canterbury. They play their home games at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.

Canterbury Magicians
Personnel
CaptainLaura Hughes (one-day)
Frances Mackay (T20)
CoachRhys Morgan
Team information
Colours  Red
  Black
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1932
Home groundHagley Oval, Christchurch
Secondary home ground(s)MainPower Oval, Rangiora
History
First-class debutWellington
in 1938
at Basin Reserve, Wellington
HBJS wins39 (including 1 shared)
SS wins6
Official websiteCanterbury Magicians

History edit

Canterbury played their first recorded match in 1932, against Otago, which they won by five runs.[1] They played in their first Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield in 1938–39, losing to Wellington.[2] After another failed attempt at winning the Challenge Shield a year later, they were victorious at their next attempt, in 1943–44, beating Auckland and Wellington.[3][4] They defended their title in the next two tournaments.[5][6]

Over the next twenty-five years, Canterbury added five Shield titles to their honours: in 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64 and 1966–67. Canterbury were victorious two more times in the early 1970s, before becoming the dominant force in the country from the 1978–79 season: they won 20 out of 21 titles between 1978–79 and 1998–99, only missing out in 1989–90, when they came second to Wellington.[7][8] In 1962–63, Canterbury competed in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships.[9]

Following their period of domination, they finished second to Auckland four times in a row before regaining the title in 2003–04, shared with Wellington as the final was rained-off.[8][10] They won the title outright the following season, and three times in a row between 2006–07 and 2008–09. Wins came again in 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17 and most recently in 2020–21 with captain Frances Mackay hitting 94* to lead them to victory over Auckland.[8][11] They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.[12]

Canterbury have also played in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition since 2007–08. They won the inaugural competition, and five more times since, in 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2020–21 and 2022–23.[13] Their wins in 2007–08, 2010–11 and 2020–21 meant that they won the double of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash.[13] Canterbury all-rounder Frances Mackay has been the leading run-scorer in the Super Smash three times, in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2018–19, and was the leading wicket-taker in 2015–16 and 2020–21.[14][15][16][17]

Grounds edit

Canterbury have used various grounds throughout their history. Hagley Oval, Christchurch has remained their primary ground since their first home game against Otago in 1933.[18] They also used Lancaster Park and St Andrew's College Ground in their early history.[7]

In the 1970s, Canterbury began using Burnside Park, Christchurch and Porritt Park. From the 1998–99 season, they started using a larger number of grounds, such as Dudley Park, Rangiora, Village Green, Christchurch and Redwood Park, Christchurch. In 2017–18, Canterbury began playing in Lincoln, mainly at Lincoln Green. In the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, their primary grounds were the Hagley Oval and the MainPower Oval, which they have used since 2006–07.[8][13][19]

Players edit

Current squad edit

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[20]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4 Izzy Sharp   New Zealand (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed —
18 Natalie Cox   New Zealand (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
39 Harriet Graham   New Zealand (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
– Emma Irwin   New Zealand (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
1 Frances Mackay   New Zealand (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break T20 Captain
6 Lea Tahuhu   New Zealand (1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
15 Jacinta Savage   New Zealand (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
16 Jodie Dean   New Zealand (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
23 Melissa Banks   New Zealand (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
63 Kate Anderson   New Zealand (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
8 Laura Hughes   New Zealand (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed — One-Day Captain
84 Abby Gerken   New Zealand (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
3 Sarah Asmussen   New Zealand (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
19 Gabby Sullivan   New Zealand (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
24 Boadicea Lynch   New Zealand (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
30 Jessica Simmons   New Zealand (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
48 Abigail Hotton   New Zealand (2004-12-19) 19 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break
56 Yssa Cullen   New Zealand Unknown Right-handed Left-arm medium
72 Nicola Clayton   New Zealand (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Erin Bermingham   New Zealand (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Notable players edit

Players who have played for Canterbury and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[21]

Coaching staff edit

Honours edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Payne represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket.
  2. ^ Milburn represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket.

References edit

  1. ^ "Otago Women v Canterbury Women, 26 March 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1938–39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1943–44". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1944–45". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1945–46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Women's First-Class Matches played by Canterbury Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Women's List A Matches played by Canterbury Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1962/63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Canterbury Women v Wellington Women, 31 January, 1 February 2004". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21, 21 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  12. ^ 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 6 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Canterbury Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  15. ^ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Burger King Women's Super Smash 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Canterbury Women v Otago Women, 15 April 1933". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Canterbury Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Women's Domestic Contracts finalised". New Zealand Cricket. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Canterbury Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Rhys Morgan Appointed Magicians Head Coach". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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