Lauren Down

Lauren Renee Down (born 7 May 1995) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Auckland and New Zealand.^[1] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for New Zealand Women against the West Indies Women on 4 March 2018.^[2] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against South Africa.^[3] Later the same month, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[4] She made her WT20I debut for New Zealand, against South Africa, on 9 February 2020.^[5]

Lauren Down

Personal information
Full name	Lauren Renee Down
Born	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 136)	4 March 2018 v West Indies
Last ODI	29 October 2024 v India
T20I debut (cap 55)	9 February 2020 v South Africa
Last T20I	7 December 2022 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–2022/23	Auckland
2016	Oxfordshire
2020/21	Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 33 13 Runs scored 486 93 Batting average 17.35 13.28 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 90 17 Catches/stumpings 9/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2024

In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[6] However, Down was ruled out of New Zealand's squad after suffering an injury during the fifth WODI match against India.^[7] In June 2022, Down was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England,^[8] but was later ruled out of the tournament.^[9]

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, it was announced that Down was taking a break from cricket for personal reasons.^[10]

She returned to the New Zealand squad for their tour of England in June 2024^[11] and was also named in the travelling party for their One-Day International series in India in October that year.^[12]

References

1. "Lauren Down". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Lincoln, Mar 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
3. "Sophie Devine takes over as New Zealand captain, Rachel Priest returns". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
5. "3rd T20I, South Africa Women tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 9 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
6. "Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
7. "Lauren Down ruled out of World Cup with thumb fracture, uncapped Georgia Plimmer named replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
8. "Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Commonwealth Games". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
9. "Down, Kerr out of New Zealand's CWG squad; Tahuhu, Green named replacements". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
10. "Exciting Young Talent Awarded as Hearts 2023/24 Contracts Are Announced". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
11. "New Zealand Women Tour of England 2024 - Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
12. "Inglis earns maiden WHITE FERNS call-up Down continues ODI return". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• Lauren Down at ESPNcricinfo
• Lauren Down at CricketArchive (subscription required)