Auckland Hearts
Personnel
CaptainMaddy Green
CoachRob Nicol
Team information
ColoursAA
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1935
Home groundEden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Secondary home ground(s)Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
History
First-class debutWellington
in 1936
at Eden Park, Auckland
HBJS wins20
SS wins1
Official websiteAuckland 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

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

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

Current squad

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
Batters
3Cate Pedersen New Zealand31 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
5Maddy Green New Zealand20 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
7Saachi Shahri New Zealand7 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
16Brooke Halliday New Zealand30 October 1995Left-handedRight-arm medium
21Prue Catton New Zealand3 July 2003Right-handedRight-arm leg break
23Skye Bowden New Zealand23 July 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Anna Browning New Zealand24 October 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
25Bella Armstrong New Zealand16 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
61Amberly Parr-Thomson New Zealand18 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
71Makayla Templeton New Zealand10 October 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg break
–Kate Irwin New Zealand15 February 2006Right-handedSlow-left arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
13Izzy Gaze New Zealand8 May 2004Right-handed—
30Elizabeth Buchanan New Zealand12 April 2006Right-handed—
Bowlers
1Rishika Jaswal New Zealand19 November 2006Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10Olivia Anderson New Zealand8 October 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
15Molly Penfold New Zealand15 June 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
26Fran Jonas New Zealand8 April 2004Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
28Amie Hucker New Zealand28 March 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
29Breearne Illing New Zealand23 September 2003Left-handedLeft-arm medium
39Josie Penfold New Zealand28 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium

Notable players

Players who have played for Auckland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[24]

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Auckland Women v England Women, 29 January 1935". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1935–36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1940–41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1946–47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1947–48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1948–49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "State Insurance Cup 1999–00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "State Insurance Cup 2000–01". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "State League 2001–02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "State League 2002–03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1959/60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. 1 2 3 "Women's List A Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20, 14 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21, 21 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Grand Final, NZC Women's Twenty20 Competition 2013–14, 26 January 2014". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Auckland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Green and Halliday Join the Ranks; Gaze, Jonas and Penfold Secure Central Contracts Again". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  23. 1 2 "Exciting Young Talent Awarded as Hearts 2023/24 Contracts Are Announced". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "Auckland Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  25. ↑ "Auckland Cricket/Staff List". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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