Auckland Hearts
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Personnel | |
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Captain | Maddy Green |
Coach | Rob Nicol |
Team information | |
Colours | ![]() |
Founded | First recorded match: 1935 |
Home ground | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland |
Secondary home ground(s) | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland |
History | |
First-class debut | Wellington in 1936 at Eden Park, Auckland |
HBJS wins | 20 |
SS wins | 1 |
Official website | 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.
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 |
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Batters | ||||||
3 | Cate Pedersen | ![]() |
31 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
5 | Maddy Green | ![]() |
20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
7 | Saachi Shahri | ![]() |
7 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
16 | Brooke Halliday | ![]() |
30 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
21 | Prue Catton | ![]() |
3 July 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
23 | Skye Bowden | ![]() |
23 July 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
24 | Anna Browning | ![]() |
24 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
25 | Bella Armstrong | ![]() |
16 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
61 | Amberly Parr-Thomson | ![]() |
18 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
71 | Makayla Templeton | ![]() |
10 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
– | Kate Irwin | ![]() |
15 February 2006 | Right-handed | Slow-left arm orthodox | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
13 | Izzy Gaze | ![]() |
8 May 2004 | Right-handed | — | |
30 | Elizabeth Buchanan | ![]() |
12 April 2006 | Right-handed | — | |
Bowlers | ||||||
1 | Rishika Jaswal | ![]() |
19 November 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
10 | Olivia Anderson | ![]() |
8 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
15 | Molly Penfold | ![]() |
15 June 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
26 | Fran Jonas | ![]() |
8 April 2004 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
28 | Amie Hucker | ![]() |
28 March 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
29 | Breearne Illing | ![]() |
23 September 2003 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
39 | Josie Penfold | ![]() |
28 June 1999 | 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]
Nancy Browne (1935)
Pearl Savin (1935)
Vera Burt (1948)
Hilda Thompson (1948)
Una Wickham (1948)
Peg Batty (1949)
Grace Gooder (1949)
Rona McKenzie (1954)
Joyce Powell (1954)
Brenda Duncan (1957)
Caroline Sinton (1957)
Jos Burley (1966)
Judi Doull (1966)
Louise Clough (1969)
Lynda Prichard (1972)
Elaine White (1972)
Carol Marett (1972)
Barbara Bevege (1973)
Glenys Page (1973)
Edna Ryan (1975)
Karen Plummer (1982)
Nicki Turner (1982)
Linda Fraser (1982)
Jeanette Dunning (1984)
Shona Gilchrist (1984)
Lois Simpson (1985)
Katrina Molloy (1985)
Sue Morris (1988)
Kim McDonald (1991)
Shelley Fruin (1992)
Yvonne Kainuku (1992)
Emily Drumm (1992)
Sarah McLauchlan (1992)
Tania Woodbury (1992)
Trudy Anderson (1993)
Catherine O'Neill (1993)
Clare Nicholson (1995)
Kelly Brown (1996)
Losi Harford (1997)
Kathryn Ramel (1997)
Rebecca Rolls (1997)
Helen Watson (1999)
Paula Gruber (2000)
Munokoa Tunupopo (2000)
Sara McGlashan (2002)
Amanda Green (2003)
Michelle Lynch (2003)
Natalee Scripps (2003)
Kate Blackwell (2004)
Ros Kember (2006)
Ingrid Cronin-Knight (2008)
Stafanie Taylor (2008)
Victoria Lind (2009)
Saskia Bullen (2009)
Kelly Anderson (2011)
Katie Perkins (2012)
Maddy Green (2012)
Anna Peterson (2012)
Samantha Curtis (2014)
Holly Huddleston (2014)
Georgia Guy (2014)
Lauren Down (2018)
Neisha Pratt (2018)
Regina Lili'i (2019)
Brooke Halliday (2021)
Fran Jonas (2021)
Maia Bouchier (2021)
Molly Penfold (2021)
Arlene Kelly (2022)
Izzy Gaze (2022)
Bella Armstrong (2023)
Coaching staff
[edit]- Head coach & Talent ID Manager: Nick White[25]
- Coach: Donovan Grobbelaar[23]
Honours
[edit]- Hallyburton Johnstone Shield:
- Women's Super Smash:
- Winners (1): 2013–14
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Auckland Women v England Women, 29 January 1935". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1935–36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1940–41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1946–47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1947–48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1948–49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "State Insurance Cup 1999–00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "State Insurance Cup 2000–01". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "State League 2001–02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "State League 2002–03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1959/60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Women's List A Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20, 14 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21, 21 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Grand Final, NZC Women's Twenty20 Competition 2013–14, 26 January 2014". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Green and Halliday Join the Ranks; Gaze, Jonas and Penfold Secure Central Contracts Again". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Exciting Young Talent Awarded as Hearts 2023/24 Contracts Are Announced". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Auckland Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Auckland Cricket/Staff List". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.