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Lea Tahuhu
Tahuhu bowling for New Zealand during the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu
Born(1990-09-23)23 September 1990(age 33)
Christchurch,New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armmedium fast
RoleBowler
RelationsAmy Satterthwaite(wife)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap122)14 June 2011 vAustralia
Last ODI12 December 2023 vPakistan
ODI shirt no.6
T20I debut (cap34)25 June 2011 vIndia
Last T20I5 December 2023 vPakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentCanterbury
2015/16Australian Capital Territory
2016Surrey Stars
2016/17–2020/21Melbourne Renegades
2017Surrey
2017Lancashire Thunder
2018Trailblazers
2019Supernovas
2022Manchester Originals
2022/23Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 84 68
Runs scored 339 127
Batting average 8.69 9.07
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 26 27
Ballsbowled 3,822 1,233
Wickets 94 56
Bowling average 30.36 22.41
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/37 4/6
Catches/stumpings 23/– 17/–
Source:ESPNcricinfo,12 December 2023
Medal record
RepresentingNew Zealand
Women'sCricket
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team

Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu(born 23 September 1990) is a New Zealandcricketerwho plays as a right-armfastbowler.She made her international debut for theNew Zealand women's cricket teamin June 2011.[1]

Career[edit]

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.[2]

In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract byNew Zealand Cricket,following the tours ofIrelandandEnglandin the previous months.[3][4]In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20tournament in the West Indies.[5][6]Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[7]

In November 2018, she was named in theMelbourne Renegades' squad for the2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[8][9]In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cupin Australia.[10]In August 2021, she was named in New Zealand's squad for thelimited overs series against Englandwhich also marked her comeback return to the national side after 18 months since being diagnosed with a mole on her left foot.[11][12]On 21 September 2021, in the third match against England, Tahuhu took her firstfive-wicket haul in WODI cricket.[13]

In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the2022 Women's Cricket World Cupin New Zealand.[14]In July 2022, Tahuhu was added to New Zealand's team for thecricket tournamentat the2022 Commonwealth GamesinBirmingham,England.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Tahuhu attendedAranui High School,[16]and won the Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship in 2008.[17]She is married to fellow international cricketerAmy Satterthwaite.[18]On 13 January 2020, Satterthwaite gave birth to a child and took an extended paid maternity leave.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Lea Tahuhu".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved29 February2020.
  2. ^"Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved21 December2017.
  3. ^"Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved2 August2018.
  4. ^"Four new players included in White Ferns contract list".International Cricket Council.Retrieved2 August2018.
  5. ^"New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved18 September2018.
  6. ^"White Ferns turn to spin in big summer ahead".New Zealand Cricket.Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2018.Retrieved18 September2018.
  7. ^"Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018".International Cricket Council.Retrieved8 November2018.
  8. ^"WBBL04: All you need to know guide".Cricket Australia.Retrieved30 November2018.
  9. ^"The full squads for the WBBL".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved30 November2018.
  10. ^"Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup".International Cricket Council.Retrieved29 January2020.
  11. ^"White Fern Lea Tahuhu back at the crease after cancer scare".Stuff.18 August 2021.Retrieved19 August2021.
  12. ^"Lea Tahuhu overcomes cancer scare to make England tour".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved19 August2021.
  13. ^"England v New Zealand ODI: Lea Tahutu claims five England wickets".BBC Sport.Retrieved21 September2021.
  14. ^"Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved3 February2022.
  15. ^"Down, Kerr out of New Zealand's CWG squad; Tahuhu, Green named replacements".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved1 July2022.
  16. ^"Contributions – Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship".The Eccentrics.QSCC. Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2008.Retrieved15 February2013.
  17. ^"Hawke's Bay cricket star puts school on scoreboard".Hawke's Bay Today.APN News & Media. 25 May 2011.Retrieved15 February2013.
  18. ^Johannsen, Dana (20 May 2018)."Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu – a cricketing partnership worthy of attention".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved22 May2018.
  19. ^"White Ferns couple Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu welcome baby Grace Marie".Stuff.16 January 2020.Retrieved17 January2020.

External links[edit]

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