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 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 in 1993, 1997, and 2009. At the Women's T20 World Cup, New Zealand were champions in 2024 and runners up in 2009 and 2010.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within New Zealand

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Key

|style="background:gold" width="20"|

|align="left"| Champions

|-

|style="background:silver" width="20"|

|align="left"| Runners-up

|-

|style="background:#cc9966" width="20"|

|align="left"| Semi-finals

|-

|}

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!colspan=8|World Cup record

|-

! width=150 |Year

! width=150 |Round

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |NR

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 1973||rowspan=4| Third place ||6||3||2||0||1

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 1978||3||1||2||0||0

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

|style="border: 3px solid red"| 1982||12||6||5||1||0

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 1988||9||6||3||0||0

|- style="background:silver;"

| 1993||rowspan=2| Runners-up ||8||7||1||0||0

|- style="background:silver;"

| 1997||6||4||1||1||0

|- style="background:gold;"

|style="border: 3px solid red"| 2000||Champions ||9||8||1||0||0

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 2005|| Semi finalists ||8||4||2||0||2

|- style="background:silver;"

| 2009|| Runners-up ||7||5||2||0||0

|- style="background:beige;"

| 2013|| Super Sixes ||7||3||4||0||0

|-

| 2017|| Group stage ||7||3||3||0||1

|-

|style="border: 3px solid red"| 2022||Group Stage||7||3||4||0||0

|-

| 2025|| Group stage ||7||1||4||0||2

|-

|Total||1 Title||94||55||34||2||3

|}

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"

|-

! colspan="7" |T20 World Cup record

|-

! width=150 |Year

! width=150 |Round

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |NR

|- style="background:silver;"

| 2009||rowspan=2| Runners-up ||5||4||1||0||0

|- style="background:silver;"

| 2010|||5||4||1||0||0

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 2012|| Semi-finalists ||4||2||2||0||0

|-

| 2014|| Group stage ||5||4||1||0||0

|-|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 2016|| Semi-finalists ||5||4||1||0||0

|-

| 2018||rowspan=3| Group stage ||4||2||2||0||0

|-

| 2020||4||2||2||0||0

|-

| 2023||4||2||2||0||0

|- style="background:gold;"

| 2024||Champions||6||5||1||0||0

|-

|Total||1 Title||42||29||13||0||0

|}

Commonwealth Games

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

|-

!colspan=10|Commonwealth Games record

|-

! width=150 |Year

! width=150 |Round

! width=50 |Position

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |NR

|-

|- style="background:#cc9966;"

| 2022||Bronze medal||3/8||5||3||2||0||0

|-

|Total||0 Title|| - ||5||3||2||0||0

|}

Honours

ICC

  • Women's World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2000
  • Runners-up (3): 1993, 1997, 2009
  • Women's T20 World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2024
  • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010

Others

  • Commonwealth Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 2022

Current squad

This lists all the players are centrally contracted with NZC or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Updated as on 02 April 2026

Uncapped players are listed in italics

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Name

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Age

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Batting style

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Bowling style

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Formats

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Contract

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Club

! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white; | Notes

|-

! colspan="8" |Batters

|-

| Suzie Bates || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Otago Sparks

|-

| Lauren Down || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Maddy Green || || Right-handed || Right arm off spin || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Brooke Halliday || || Left-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Georgia Plimmer || || Right-handed || || ODI, T20I || Y || Wellington Blaze

|-

! colspan="8" | All-rounders

|-

| Amelia Kerr || || Right-handed || Right arm leg spin || ODI, T20I || Y || Wellington Blaze || Captain

|-

| Hannah Rowe || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Central Districts Hinds

|-

| Flora Devonshire || || Left-handed || Left arm off spin || ODI, T20I || N || Central Districts Hinds

|-

! colspan="8" | Wicket-keepers

|-

| Izzy Gaze || || Right-handed || || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Polly Inglis || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Otago Sparks

|-

| Bella James || || Right-handed || || ODI, T20I || Y || Otago Sparks

|-

| Izzy Sharp || || Right-handed || || ODI, T20I || N || Canterbury Magicians

|-

! colspan="8" | Spin Bowlers

|-

| Eden Carson || || Right-handed || Right arm off spin || ODI, T20I || Y || Otago Sparks

|-

| Fran Jonas || || Right-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Nensi Patel || || Right-handed || Right arm off spin || ODI, T20I || N || Northern Districts Brave

|-

! colspan="8" | Pace Bowlers

|-

| Bree Illing || || Left-handed || Left arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Jess Kerr || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Wellington Blaze

|-

| Rosemary Mair || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Central Districts Hinds

|-

| Molly Penfold || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || Y || Auckland Hearts

|-

| Lea Tahuhu || || Right-handed || Right arm medium-fast || ODI, T20I || Y || Canterbury Magicians

|-

| Kayley Knight || || Right-handed || Right arm medium || ODI, T20I || N || Northern Districts Brave

|}

Coaching staff

{| class="wikitable"

! Position

! Name

|-

| Head coach || Ben Sawyer

|-

| Assistant coaches || Matthew Bell, Jacob Oram

|-

| Physiotherapist || Helen Littleworth

|-

| Media Correspondent || Willy Nicholls

|}

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

! colspan=7 align="center" | Result summary of the New Zealand women's cricket team

|-

! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match

|-

| align="left"| Women's Test || 45 || 2 || 10 || 0 || 33 || 16 February 1935

|-

| align="left"| Women's One-Day Internationals || 406 || 196 || 196 || 3 || 11 || 7 July 1973

|-

| align="left"| Women's Twenty20 Internationals || 196 || 107 || 82 || 3 || 4 || 5 August 2004

|-

! colspan=7 |<small>Last updated: 4 April 2026</small>

|}

Women's Test cricket

  • Highest team total: 517/8 v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.
  • Highest individual score: 204, Kirsty Flavell v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.
  • Best innings bowling: 7/41, Jos Burley v. England on 6 August 1966 at The Oval, London.

Most Test runs for New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable"

! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span

|-

|Debbie Hockley || 1301 || 52.04 || 1979–1996

|-

|Judi Doull || 779 || 43.27 || 1966–1975

|-

|Trish McKelvey || 699 || 29.12 || 1966–1979

|-

|Jackie Clark || 482 || 26.77 || 1984–1992

|-

|Kirsty Flavell || 473 || 67.57 || 1995–1996

|}

Most Test wickets for New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable"

! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span

|-

|Jackie Lord || 55 || 19.07 || 1966–1979

|-

|Jill Saulbrey || 35 || 27.17 || 1966–1975

|-

|Pat Carrick || 21 || 23.28 || 1969–1977

|-

|Jos Burley || 21 || 26.33 || 1966–1969

|}

Highest individual innings in Women's Test

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 600px;"

|-

! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Match date

|-

|Kirsty Flavell || 204 || || Scarborough || 24 June 1996

|-

|Emily Drumm || 161* || || Christchurch || 28 February 1995

|-

|Trish McKelvey || 155* || || Wellington || 15 February 1969

|-

|Debbie Hockley || 126* || || Auckland || 18 January 1990

|-

|Trish McKelvey || 117* || || Cape Town || 25 February 1972

|}

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's Test

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 600px;"

|-

! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Match date

|-

|Jos Burley || 7/41 || || London || 6 August 1966

|-

|Pat Carrick || 6/29 || || Melbourne || 5 February 1972

|-

|Grace Gooder || 6/42 || || Auckland || 26 March 1949

|-

|Katrina Keenan || 6/73 || || Worcester || 4 July 1996

|-

|Jackie Lord || 6/119 || || Melbourne || 26 January 1979

|}

Women's Test record versus other nations

Records complete to Women's Test #123. Last updated 24 August 2004.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 800px;"

|-

! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Draw !! First match !! First win

|-

|align=left| || 13 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 8 || 20–23 March 1948 || 5–8 February 1972

|-

|align=left| || 23 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 17 || 16–18 February 1935 ||

|-

|align=left| || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 8–11 January 1977 ||

|-

|align=left| || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 25–28 February 1972 || 10–13 March 1972

|}

Women's One-Day International

  • Highest team total: 491/4 v. Ireland on 8 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.
  • Highest individual score: 232*, Amelia Kerr v. Ireland on 13 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.
  • Best innings bowling: 7/34, Amelia Kerr v. Zimbabwe on 8 March 2026 at University of Otago Oval, Dunedin.
  • Highest successful run chase: 350 (49.4) v. South Africa on 01 April 2026 at Basin Reserve, Wellington.

Top 5 individual innings in Women's ODI

{| class="wikitable" style=" width: 480px;"

|-

! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Match date

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 232* || || Dublin || 13 June 2018

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 179* || || Wellington || 01 April 2026

|-

|Suzie Bates || 168 || || Sydney || 19 March 2009

|-

|Brooke Halliday || 157* || || Dunedin || 5 March 2026

|-

|Rachel Priest || 157 || || Lincoln || 7 November 2015

|}

Top 5 best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI

{| class="wikitable" style=" width: 520px;"

|-

! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Match date

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 7/34 || || Dunedin || 8 March 2026

|-

|Jackie Lord || 6/10 || || Auckland || 14 January 1982

|-

|Glenys Page || 6/20 || Trinidad and Tobago || St Albans || 23 June 1973

|-

|Beth McNeill || 6/32 || || Lincoln || 24 February 2008

|-

|Leigh Kasperek || 6/46 || || Bay Oval || 7 February 2021

|}

Most WODI runs for New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable"

! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span

|-

|Suzie Bates || 5964 || 38.47 || 2006-present

|-

|Amy Satterthwaite || 4639 || 38.33 || 2007-2023

|-

|Sophie Devine || 4279 || 32.66 || 2006-2025

|-

|Debbie Hockley || 4064 || 41.89 || 1982-2000

|-

|Haidee Tiffen || 2919 || 30.72 || 1999-2009

|}

Most WODI wickets for New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable"

! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 126 || 27.54 || 2016-present

|-

|Lea Tahuhu || 125 || 28.01 || 2011-2025

|-

|Sophie Devine || 111 || 36.27 || 2006-2025

|-

|Aimee Watkins || 92 || 31.04 || 2002-2011

|-

|Nicola Browne || 88 || 34.14 || 2002-2014

|}

WODI record versus other nations

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 800px;"

|-

! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! N/R !! First match !! First win

|-

| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| ICC Full members

|-

|align=left| || 136 || 31 || 103 || 0 || 2 || 7 July 1973 || 8 February 1985

|-

|align=left| || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7 March 2022 || 7 March 2022

|-

|align=left| || 86 || 37 || 47 || 1 || 1 || 14 July 1973 || 14 July 1973

|-

|align=left| || 58 || 34 || 23 || 1 || 0 || 5 January 1978 || 5 January 1978

|-

|align=left| || 20 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 29 November 1988 || 29 November 1988

|-

|align=left| || 18 || 15 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 28 January 1997 || 28 January 1997

|-

|align=left| || 24 || 14 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 13 February 1999 || 13 February 1999

|-

|align=left| || 17 || 13 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 13 December 1997 || 13 December 1997

|-

|align=left| || 23 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 26 July 1993 || 26 July 1993

|-

|align=left| || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 March 2026 || 5 March 2026

|-

| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| ICC Associate members

|-

|align=left| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 24 July 1993 || 24 July 1993

|-

|align=left| International XI || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 June 1973 || 12 January 1982

|-

|align=left| || 9 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 August 1984 || 8 August 1984

|-

|align=left| Trinidad and Tobago || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 June 1973 || 23 June 1973

|-

|align=left| Young England || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 July 1973 || 21 July 1973

|-

! colspan=8 | <small>Last updated: 11 March 2026</small>

|}

Women's T20I cricket

  • Highest team total: 216/1, v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.
  • Highest individual innings: 124*, Suzie Bates v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.
  • Best innings bowling: 6/17, Amy Satterthwaite v. England on 16 August 2007 at County Ground, Taunton.

Top 5 individual innings in Women's T20I

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Match date

|-

|Suzie Bates || 124* || || Taunton || 20 June 2018

|-

|Sophie Devine || 105 || || Wellington || 10 February 2020

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 105 || || Christchurch || 25 March 2026

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 101* || || Hamilton || 25 February 2026

|-

|Suzie Bates || 94* || || Sylhet || 27 March 2014

|-

|}

Top 5 Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's T20I

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Match date

|-

|Amy Satterthwaite || 6/17 || || Taunton || 16 August 2007

|-

|Lea Tahuhu || 4/6 || || Christchurch || 2 December 2022

|-

|Leigh Kasperek || 4/7 || || Wellington || 28 February 2016

|-

|Morna Nielsen || 4/10 || || Invercargill || 26 February 2012

|-

|Sophie Devine || 4/10 || || Mount Maunganui || 15 March 2026

|}

Most WT20I runs for New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable"

! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span

|-

|Suzie Bates || 4717 || 28.93 || 2007-present

|-

|Sophie Devine || 3587 || 28.25 || 2006-present

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 1912 || 32.96 || 2016-present

|-

|Amy Satterthwaite || 1784 || 21.49 || 2007-2021

|-

|Maddy Green || 1270 || 17.39 || 2012-present

|}

Most WT20I wickets for New Zealand Women

{| class="wikitable"

! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span

|-

|Sophie Devine || 128 || 18.87 || 2006-present

|-

|Amelia Kerr || 104 || 20.12 || 2011-present

|-

|Lea Tahuhu || 98 || 19.85 || 2016-present

|-

|Leigh Kasperek || 81 || 14.86 || 2015-2024

|-

|Suzie Bates || 62 || 23.80 || 2007-present

|}

WT20I record versus other nations

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 800px;"

|-

! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! N/R !! First match !! First win

|-

| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | ICC Full members

|-

|align=left|

| 55 || 21 || 32 || 1 || 1 || 18 October 2006 || 6 March 2008

|-

|align=left|

| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 February 2020 || 29 February 2020

|-

|align=left|

| 40 || 8 || 32 || 0 || 0 || 5 August 2004 || 5 August 2004

|-

|align=left|

| 14 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 18 June 2009 || 18 June 2009

|-

|align=left|

| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 March 2014 || 25 March 2014

|-

|align=left|

| 12 || 10 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 10 May 2010 || 10 May 2010

|-

|align=left|

| 22 || 16 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 10 August 2007 || 10 August 2007

|-

|align=left|

| 17 || 14 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 8 May 2010 || 8 May 2010

|-

|align=left|

| 24 || 16 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 13 June 2009 || 13 June 2009

|-

|align=left|

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2026 || 25 February 2026

|-

! colspan=8 | <small>Last updated: 20 March 2026</small>

|}

Note: New Zealand Women lost a Super Over against Australia Women and won a Super Over against West Indies Women.

See also

  • New Zealand men's team

Notes

Further reading