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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  England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 16–18 February 1935 | |||||||||
| Last WTest | v England at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough; 21–24 August 2004 | |||||||||
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| Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WODI | v  Trinidad and Tobago at Clarence Park, St Albans; 23 June 1973 | |||||||||
| Last WODI | v England at Bristol County Ground, Bristol; 3 July 2024 | |||||||||
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| Women's World Cup appearances | 11 (first in 1973) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2000) | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v England at the County Cricket Ground, Hove; 5 August 2004 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v  Australia at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; 8 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2009) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2009, 2010) | |||||||||
| As of 8 October 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[8][9] | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1973 | Third place | 3/7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 3/5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 3/5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Second place | 2/8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2/11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Champions | 1/8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Semi finalists | 3/8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | Second place | 2/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Super Sixes | 4/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 5/8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Group Stage | 6/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12/12 | 1 Titles | 89 | 53 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
| T20 World Cup record[10][11] | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2009 | Second place | 2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Semi-finalists | 4/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Group stage | 5/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Semi-finalists | 3/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Group stage | 5/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8/8 | 0 Titles | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
- Commonwealth Games
- Bronze medal (1): 2022
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 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Maddy Green | 20 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Georgia Plimmer | 8 February 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Brooke Halliday | 30 October 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ODI | Y | |
| Kate Anderson | 6 May 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | Captain |
| Amelia Kerr | 13 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | ODI, T20I | Y | Vice-captain |
| Hannah Rowe | 3 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Bernadine Bezuidenhout | 14 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Izzy Gaze | 8 May 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Fran Jonas | 8 April 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Eden Carson | 8 August 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | T20I | Y | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Lea Tahuhu | 23 September 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Jess Kerr | 18 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Molly Penfold | 15 June 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Hayley Jensen | 7 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
| Rosemary Mair | 7 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | - | Y | |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ben Sawyer[12] |
| Assistant coaches | Matthew Bell, Jacob Oram |
| Physiotherapist | Helen Littleworth |
| Media Correspondent | Willy Nicholls |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — New Zealand Women
| Result summary of the New Zealand women's cricket team | ||||||
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural match |
| Women's Test | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 16 February 1935 |
| Women's One-Day Internationals | 379 | 186 | 182 | 3 | 8 | 7 July 1973 |
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 163 | 93 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 5 August 2004 |
| Last updated: 30 December 2023[13][14][15] | ||||||
Women's Test cricket
- Highest team total: 517/8 v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.[16]
- Highest individual score: 204, Kirsty Flavell v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.[17]
- Best innings bowling: 7/41, Jos Burley v. England on 6 August 1966 at The Oval, London.[18]
Women's Test record versus other nations[23]
Records complete to Women's Test #123. Last updated 24 August 2004.
Women's One-Day International
- Highest team total: 491/4 v. Ireland on 8 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.[24]
- Highest individual score: 232*, Amelia Kerr v. Ireland on 13 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.[25]
- Best innings bowling: 6/10, Jackie Lord v. India on 14 January 1982 at Cornwall Park, Auckland.[26]
WODI record versus other nations
Women's T20I cricket
- Highest team total: 216/1, v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.[32]
- Highest individual innings: 124*, Suzie Bates v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.[33]
- Best innings bowling: 6/17, Amy Satterthwaite v. England on 16 August 2007 at County Ground, Taunton.[34]
WT20I record versus other nations
Note: New Zealand Women lost a Super Over against Australia Women and won a Super Over against West Indies Women.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
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- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "New Zealand's results by year at the Women's Cricket World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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- ^ "New Zealand's results by year at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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- ^ "Ben Sawyer charged with New Zealand's rebuilding process as new head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Records | Women's Test matches | Team records | Results summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Team records | Results summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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- ^ "Records / New Zealand / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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