Auckland Hearts

The Auckland Hearts are a New Zealand women's cricket team, that plays in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Burger King Super Smash Twenty20 competition.

The first recorded match by an Auckland women's team was in 1935, against the touring England women's cricket team, and despite the Auckland top four all being dismissed for ducks in the first-innings, the game finished a draw.[1] Further matches came against England in 1949, 1957 and 1969. In 1971–72, Auckland were one of five women's teams to compete in the inaugural Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield Tournament. Despite completing the season without an outright win, Auckland claimed two first-innings wins in drawn matches and finished third in the competition.[2]

A new national competition, sponsored by State Insurance, began in the 1998-99 season. Auckland managed to break the 'stranglehold' that Canterbury had held on the women's game in the late 1990s,[3] claiming four straight titles from 1999–2000 to 2002–03, beating Canterbury in the final on each occasion. They also won in 2011-12, 2014–15 and 2015-16.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style
Bella Armstrong16 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
Samantha Curtis28 October 1985Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Lauren Down7 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Maddy Green20 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break
Georgia Guy26 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
Holly Huddleston11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium
Arlene Kelly8 January 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
Victoria Lind15 May 1985Right-handedWicket-keeper
Lucille Matthews10 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sara McGlashan28 March 1982Right-handed-
Roz McNeill13 August 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Katie Perkins7 July 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
Anna Peterson12 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm Off break

References

  1. ↑ "Auckland Women v England Women". CricketArchive. 1935-01-29. Retrieved 2010-02-23. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield Tournament 1971/72 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-02-23. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "125 Years Strong". Auckland Cricket. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
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