Auckland Hearts
Encyclopedia
The Auckland Hearts are a New Zealand
women's cricket
team, that plays in the State League
.
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. 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. Auckland managed to break the 'stranglehold' that Canterbury had held on the women's game in the late 1990s, claiming four straight titles from 1999–2000 to 2002–03, beating Canterbury in the final on each occasion.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
women's cricket
Women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women.-History:The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white." The...
team, that plays in the State League
State League
The State League is the premier domestic women's one-day cricket competition in New Zealand. The competition was first competed in the 2001–02 season, when it replaced the State Insurance Cup, which had run since 1998–99. It is contested with a ten-match group stage, in which each of...
.
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
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
all being dismissed for ducks
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in the first-innings, the game finished a draw. 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. Auckland managed to break the 'stranglehold' that Canterbury had held on the women's game in the late 1990s, claiming four straight titles from 1999–2000 to 2002–03, beating Canterbury in the final on each occasion.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Barriball | 28 October 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
| Saskia Bullen | 20 July 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Maddy Green | 20 October 1992 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Paula Gruber | 30 November 1974 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
| Sarah Hopkins | 7 October 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... |
| Holly Huddlestone | 11 October 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Elfriede Komp | 27 October 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium |
| Victoria Lind Victoria Lind Victoria Jayne Lind is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for New Zealand in the women's one-day internationals and T20s. She made her international debut in 2009.http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/232988.html-References:... |
15 May 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... |
| Michelle Lynch | 6 October 1975 (age 36) | Right-handed | – |
| Katie Perkins | 7 July 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Shivani Siva | 11 October 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Natalee Scripps Natalee Scripps Natalee Scripps is a female New Zealand cricketer who played one Test and seven One Day Internationals for New Zealand national women's cricket team between 2003 and 2005. Scripps made her senior debut for Auckland Hearts in the 1999–2000 season against Otago Sparks, and has played for the... |
9 December 1978 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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7 October 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Megan Tremaine | 27 March 1984 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |