Morna Nielsen
Personal information
Full name
Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen
Born (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 115)11 February 2010 v Australia
Last ODI19 November 2016 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 36)20 January 2012 v Australia
Last T20I21 November 2016 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2013/14Northern Districts
2008Durham
2014/15–2017/18Otago
2015/16–2016/17Melbourne Stars
2016Southern Vipers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 52 44 141 131
Runs scored 121 60 998 465
Batting average 6.05 12.00 12.79 10.10
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 20 21* 79* 28
Balls bowled 2,352 941 5,886 2,472
Wickets 53 41 124 103
Bowling average 26.75 18.36 30.08 20.64
5 wickets in innings 2 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/21 4/10 5/21 4/10
Catches/stumpings 7/– 6/– 33/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 April 2021

Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen (born 24 February 1990) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 52 One Day Internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2010 and 2016. On 10 November 2015, she got her first five-wicket haul at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval.[1] She played domestic cricket for Northern Districts and Otago, as well as having stints with Durham, Melbourne Stars and Southern Vipers.[2][3] In August 2018, she announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.[4]

References

  1. Highlights of Morna Nielsen's maiden ODI five-for
  2. "Player Profile: Morna Nielsen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. "Player Profile: Morna Nielsen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "White Ferns bowler Morna Nielsen calls it quits". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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