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The New Zealand women's national cricket team, nicknamed the White Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by New Zealand Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
![]() New Zealand White Ferns logo | ||||||||||
Nickname(s) | White Ferns | |||||||||
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Association | New Zealand Cricket | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Sophie Devine | |||||||||
Coach | Ben Sawyer | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Full member (1926) | |||||||||
ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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Women's Tests | ||||||||||
First WTest | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last WTest | v ![]() | |||||||||
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Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First WODI | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last WODI | v ![]() | |||||||||
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Women's World Cup appearances | 11 (first in 1973) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (2000) | |||||||||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First WT20I | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last WT20I | v ![]() | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2009) | |||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (2009, 2010) | |||||||||
As of 17 July 2024 |
New Zealand made its Test debut in 1935, against England, becoming the third team to play at that level. With Australia and England, New Zealand is one of only three teams to have participated in all ten editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup. The team has made the final of the tournament on four occasions, winning in 2000 and placing second in 1993, 1997, and 2009. At the Women's World Twenty20, New Zealand were runners-up in 2009 and 2010, but are yet to win the event.
World Cup record[7][8] | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
![]() | Third place | 3/7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 3/5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
![]() | 3/5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Second place | 2/8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 2/11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
![]() | Champions | 1/8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | Semi finalists | 3/8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | Second place | 2/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | Super Sixes | 4/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | Group stage | 5/8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | Group Stage | 6/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12/12 | 1 Titles | 89 | 53 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
This lists all the players are centrally contracted with NZC or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Updated as on 18 December 2023
Uncapped players are listed in italics
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Forms | Contract | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
Suzie Bates | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Maddy Green | 20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Georgia Plimmer | 8 February 2004 | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Brooke Halliday | 30 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ODI | Y | |
Kate Anderson | 6 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | Captain |
Amelia Kerr | 13 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | ODI, T20I | Y | Vice-captain |
Hannah Rowe | 3 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Bernadine Bezuidenhout | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Izzy Gaze | 8 May 2004 | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Fran Jonas | 8 April 2004 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Eden Carson | 8 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | T20I | Y | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Lea Tahuhu | 23 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Jess Kerr | 18 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Molly Penfold | 15 June 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Hayley Jensen | 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Rosemary Mair | 7 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | - | Y |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ben Sawyer[11] |
Assistant coaches | Matthew Bell, Jacob Oram |
Physiotherapist | Helen Littleworth |
Media Correspondent | Willy Nicholls |
International Match Summary — New Zealand Women
Most Test runs for New Zealand Women[18]
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Most Test wickets for New Zealand Women[19]
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Highest individual innings in Women's Test[20]
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Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's Test[21]
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Women's Test record versus other nations[22]
Records complete to Women's Test #123. Last updated 24 August 2004.
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | First match | First win |
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![]() | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20–23 March 1948 | 5–8 February 1972 |
![]() | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 16–18 February 1935 | |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8–11 January 1977 | |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25–28 February 1972 | 10–13 March 1972 |
Top 5 individual innings in Women's ODI[26]
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Top 5 best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[27]
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Most WODI runs for New Zealand Women [28]
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Most WODI wickets for New Zealand Women [29]
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WODI record versus other nations
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
![]() | 133 | 31 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 7 July 1973 | 8 February 1985 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 March 2022 | 7 March 2022 |
![]() | 79 | 36 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 14 July 1973 | 14 July 1973 |
![]() | 54 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 January 1978 | 5 January 1978 |
![]() | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 November 1988 | 29 November 1988 |
![]() | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 January 1997 | 28 January 1997 |
![]() | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 1999 | 13 February 1999 |
![]() | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 December 1997 | 13 December 1997 |
![]() | 23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 July 1993 | 26 July 1993 |
ICC Associate members | |||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 1993 | 24 July 1993 |
International XI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 1973 | 12 January 1982 |
![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 August 1984 | 8 August 1984 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 June 1973 | 23 June 1973 |
Young England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 1973 | 21 July 1973 |
Last updated: 30 December 2023[30] |
Top 5 individual innings in Women's T20I[34]
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Top 5 Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's T20I[35]
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Most WT20I runs for New Zealand Women[36]
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Most WT20I wickets for New Zealand Women[37]
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WT20I record versus other nations
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
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48 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 18 October 2006 | 6 March 2008 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 February 2020 | 29 February 2020 |
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30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 August 2004 | 5 August 2004 |
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13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 June 2009 | 18 June 2009 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 March 2014 | 25 March 2014 |
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11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 May 2010 | 10 May 2010 |
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16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 August 2007 | 10 August 2007 |
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13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 May 2010 | 8 May 2010 |
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23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 June 2009 | 13 June 2009 |
Last updated: 30 December 2023[38] |
Note: New Zealand Women lost a Super Over against Australia Women and won a Super Over against West Indies Women.