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Australian Ben Sawyer was Monday appointed head coach of the New Zealand women's cricket team, with the Commonwealth Games next month his immediate priority. The 42-year-old assumes the role after serving for three years as the Australian women's bowling coach.
New Zealand's vice-captain Amy Satterthwaite on Wednesday called time on her decorated cricketing career, which spanned 15 years. NZs most capped women's ODI player called off her career after not being offered an annual New Zealand Cricket playing contract for the 2022-23 season. Satterthwaite was the captain of the New Zealand team in 2018 and 2019, she made her international debut in 2007 and continued on to play 111 T20Is and 145 ODIs. Satterthwaite reflected on a special career in the international game.
New Zealand Women stalwart Katey Martin called time on her decorated cricketing career, which spanned 21 years, on Wednesday. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batter represented New Zealand in 103 ODIs, 95 T20 Internationals (T20Is) and one Test and fell just one short of making 200 international appearances. "It's been an incredible experience. To all my team-mates, coaches, opposition, fans and friends I've met along the way, I want to thank you for making my time in cricket so memorable," Martin was quoted as saying in a New Zealand Cricket release.
ICC Women's World Cup 2022 hosts New Zealand finished their journey in the tournament on a high as they defeated Pakistan by 71 runs at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday. Despite the win, the White Ferns failed to qualify for the semi-finals and ended with six points that included three wins and four defeats. Pakistan, on the other hand, also ended their World Cup, having won one game and lost six matches. New Zealand are currently ranked sixth while Pakistan occupy the bottom-most spot with just two points.
Suzie Bates compiled her 12th ODI century and became the first New Zealand batter, and fourth overall, to reach 5,000 runs in the format as the hosts beat Pakistan by 71 runs to end an otherwise disappointing Women's World Cup campaign on a positive note on Saturday. After Bates' magnificent century guided New Zealand to 265 for eight, a maiden five-wicket haul from medium pacer Hannah Rowe helped New Zealand register a comfortable victory at the Hagley Oval. Bates hit 126 from just 135 deliveries in the White Ferns' total and that proved too much for Pakistan as Rowe picked up 5/55 to effectively seal the result for New Zealand.
England came out trumps in a thrilling ICC Women's World Cup match against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday. England Women won the match by a solitary wicket after a sterling comeback by New Zealand had threatened to derail the English chase. However, Anya Shrubsole kept her nerves and got England over the line to keep them in the hunt for a place in the semi-finals. So far, only one team is guaranteed a place in the semi-finals -- unbeaten Australia. England, with their 2nd win in the tournament, climbed to fifth in the Women's World Cup points table while New Zealand dropped a place to sixth.
Defending champions England huffed and puffed to a one-wicket win over hosts New Zealand in a league stage match to keep their semifinal hopes alive at the ICC Women's World Cup on Sunday. Experienced middle-order batter Maddy Green top-scored for New Zealand with an unbeaten 52, while skipper Sophie Devine contributed 41 before England bowled out the hosts 203 at the Eden Park. England pacer Kate Cross (3/35) and star spinner Sophie Ecclestone (3/41) shared six wickets between them, while spinner Charlie Dean (2/36), who took the pace off the ball in a solid performance, accounted for two batters.
Australia registered a comprehensive 141-run win over arch-rivals New Zealand at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in Wellington on Sunday. In a dominant performance, the record six-time world champions defended 269/8 as they bowled their opponents out for just 128 at Basin Reserve. There were two spectacular catches taken during the game, which caught the attention of cricket fans. The first was by New Zealand's Maddy Green, who ran to her left from long on and took an acrobatic catch to dismiss Australia's Ellyse Perry off the bowling of Lea Tahuhu.