Auckland Hearts Explained

Auckland Hearts
Captain:Maddy Green
Coach:Rob Nicol
Founded:First recorded match: 1935
Ground:Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Ground2:Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
First Fc:Wellington
First Fc Year:1936
First Fc Venue:Eden Park, Auckland
Title1:HBJS
Title1wins:20
Title2:SS
Title2wins:1
Website:Auckland 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] They beat Northern Districts in the final that season, with Arlene Kelly scoring 110 to set up a 67-run victory.[15] In 2020–21, they lost in the final to Canterbury.[16]

In 2007–08, Auckland played in the inaugural season of the Twenty20 Super Smash. They have won the tournament once, in 2013–14, beating Canterbury in the final.[17]

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.[18] [19] [20] [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.[19] [20]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[22] [23]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
3Cate Pedersen 31 July 2002 Right-handed
5Maddy Green 20 October 1992 Right-handed Captain
7Saachi Shahri 7 November 1997 Right-handed
All-rounders
16Brooke Halliday 30 October 1995 Left-handed
21Prue Catton 3 July 2003 Right-handed
23Skye Bowden 23 July 2001 Right-handed
24Anna Browning 24 October 2003 Right-handed
25Bella Armstrong 16 November 1999 Right-handed
61Amberly Parr-Thomson 18 October 1998 Right-handed
71Makayla Templeton 10 October 2002 Right-handed
–Kate Irwin 15 February 2006 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
13Izzy Gaze 8 May 2004 Right-handed —
30Elizabeth Buchanan 12 April 2006 Right-handed —
Bowlers
1Rishika Jaswal 19 November 2006 Right-handed
10Olivia Anderson 8 October 2003 Right-handed
15Molly Penfold 15 June 2001 Right-handed
26Fran Jonas 8 April 2004 Right-handed
28Amie Hucker 28 March 2002 Right-handed
29Breearne Illing 23 September 2003 Left-handed
39Josie Penfold 28 June 1999 Right-handed

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Auckland Women v England Women, 29 January 1935 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1935–36 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1940–41 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1946–47 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1947–48 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1948–49 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  8. Web site: State Insurance Cup 1999–00 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  9. Web site: State Insurance Cup 2000–01 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  10. Web site: State League 2001–02 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  11. Web site: State League 2002–03 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  12. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1959/60. 12 October 2021. CricketArchive.
  13. Web site: The History of Women’s Domestic Cricket in New Zealand . October 2015 . 15 April 2021 . Watkin, Evan . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411134035/http://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The-History-of-Womens-Domestic-Cricket.pdf . 11 April 2017 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20 . CricketArchive . 3 April 2021.
  15. Web site: Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20, 14 March 2020 . New Zealand Cricket . 3 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21, 21 March 2020 . New Zealand Cricket . 3 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Grand Final, NZC Women's Twenty20 Competition 2013–14, 26 January 2014 . New Zealand Cricket . 3 April 2021.
  18. Web site: Women's First-Class Matches played by Auckland Women. CricketArchive. 3 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Women's List A Matches played by Auckland Women. CricketArchive. 3 April 2021.
  20. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Auckland Women. CricketArchive. 3 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Auckland Women. CricketArchive. 3 April 2021.
  22. Web site: Green and Halliday Join the Ranks; Gaze, Jonas and Penfold Secure Central Contracts Again . Auckland Cricket . 14 November 2023.
  23. Web site: Exciting Young Talent Awarded as Hearts 2023/24 Contracts Are Announced . Auckland Cricket . 14 November 2023.
  24. Web site: Auckland Women Players. CricketArchive. 7 April 2021.
  25. Web site: Auckland Cricket/Staff List . Auckland Cricket. 3 April 2021.

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