Canterbury Magicians Explained

Canterbury Magicians
Colours: Red
Black
Captain:Laura Hughes (one-day)
Frances Mackay (T20)
Coach:Rhys Morgan
Founded:First recorded match: 1932
Ground:Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Ground2:MainPower Oval, Rangiora
First Fc:Wellington
First Fc Year:1938
First Fc Venue:Basin Reserve, Wellington
Title1:HBJS
Title2:SS
Title2wins:6
Website:Canterbury Magicians

The Canterbury Magicians is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Canterbury. They play their home games at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.

History

Canterbury played their first recorded match in 1932, against Otago, which they won by five runs.[1] They played in their first Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield in 1938–39, losing to Wellington.[2] After another failed attempt at winning the Challenge Shield a year later, they were victorious at their next attempt, in 1943–44, beating Auckland and Wellington.[3] [4] They defended their title in the next two tournaments.[5] [6]

Over the next twenty-five years, Canterbury added five Shield titles to their honours: in 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64 and 1966–67. Canterbury were victorious two more times in the early 1970s, before becoming the dominant force in the country from the 1978–79 season: they won 20 out of 21 titles between 1978–79 and 1998–99, only missing out in 1989–90, when they came second to Wellington. In 1962–63, Canterbury competed in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships.[7]

Following their period of domination, they finished second to Auckland four times in a row before regaining the title in 2003–04, shared with Wellington as the final was rained-off.[8] They won the title outright the following season, and three times in a row between 2006–07 and 2008–09. Wins came again in 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17 and most recently in 2020–21 with captain Frances Mackay hitting 94 to lead them to victory over Auckland.[9] They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.[10]

Canterbury have also played in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition since 2007–08. They won the inaugural competition, and five more times since, in 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2020–21 and 2022–23. Their wins in 2007–08, 2010–11 and 2020–21 meant that they won the double of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash. Canterbury all-rounder Frances Mackay has been the leading run-scorer in the Super Smash three times, in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2018–19, and was the leading wicket-taker in 2015–16 and 2020–21.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Grounds

Canterbury have used various grounds throughout their history. Hagley Oval, Christchurch has remained their primary ground since their first home game against Otago in 1933.[15] They also used Lancaster Park and St Andrew's College Ground in their early history.[16]

In the 1970s, Canterbury began using Burnside Park, Christchurch and Porritt Park. From the 1998–99 season, they started using a larger number of grounds, such as Dudley Park, Rangiora, Village Green, Christchurch and Redwood Park, Christchurch. In 2017–18, Canterbury began playing in Lincoln, mainly at Lincoln Green. In the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, their primary grounds were the Hagley Oval and the MainPower Oval, which they have used since 2006–07.[17] [18] [19]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[20]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
4Izzy Sharp 1 December 2004 Right-handed —
18Natalie Cox 21 August 1994 Right-handed
39Harriet Graham 18 March 2004 Left-handed
–Emma Irwin 16 May 2004 Right-handed
All-rounders
1Frances Mackay 1 June 1990 Right-handed
6Lea Tahuhu 23 September 1990 Right-handed
15Jacinta Savage 17 June 1995 Right-handed
16Jodie Dean 7 May 2002 Right-handed
23Melissa Banks 2 November 2001 Right-handed
63Kate Anderson 6 May 1996 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
8Laura Hughes 16 October 1992 Right-handed —
84Abby Gerken 12 May 2002 Right-handed
Bowlers
3Sarah Asmussen 15 July 2000 Right-handed
1928 July 1998 Right-handed
24Boadicea Lynch 24 May 2004 Right-handed
30Jessica Simmons 29 April 2000 Right-handed
48Abigail Hotton 19 December 2004 Right-handed
56Yssa Cullen Unknown Right-handed
72Nicola Clayton 16 April 2003 Right-handed
–Erin Bermingham 18 April 1988 Right-handed

Notable players

Players who have played for Canterbury and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[21]

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Otago Women v Canterbury Women, 26 March 1932. CricketArchive. 6 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1938–39 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1943–44 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1944–45 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1945–46 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1962/63. 12 October 2021. CricketArchive.
  8. Web site: Canterbury Women v Wellington Women, 31 January, 1 February 2004 . CricketArchive. 6 April 2021.
  9. Web site: Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21, 21 March 2020 . New Zealand Cricket . 6 April 2021.
  10. Web site: The History of Women’s Domestic Cricket in New Zealand . October 2015 . 6 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 .
  11. Web site: New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2015/16 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  12. Web site: New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016/17 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  13. Web site: Burger King Women's Super Smash 2018/19 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  14. Web site: Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2020/21 . CricketArchive . 6 April 2021.
  15. Web site: Canterbury Women v Otago Women, 15 April 1933. CricketArchive. 4 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Women's First-Class Matches played by Canterbury Women. CricketArchive. 4 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Women's List A Matches played by Canterbury Women. CricketArchive. 4 April 2021.
  18. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Canterbury Women. CricketArchive. 4 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Canterbury Women. CricketArchive. 4 April 2021.
  20. Web site: Women's Domestic Contracts finalised . New Zealand Cricket . 18 August 2013 . 14 November 2023.
  21. Web site: Canterbury Women Players. CricketArchive. 7 April 2021.
  22. Web site: Rhys Morgan Appointed Magicians Head Coach . 4 April 2021.

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