Lea Tahuhu Explained

Lea Tahuhu
Female:true
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu
Birth Date:23 September 1990
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium fast
Role:Bowler
Family:Amy Satterthwaite (wife)
International:true
Internationalspan:2011–present
Club1:Canterbury
Year2:2015/16
Club3:Surrey Stars
Year3:2016
Club4:Melbourne Renegades
Year4:2016/17–2020/21
Club5:Surrey
Year5:2017
Club6:Lancashire Thunder
Year6:2017
Club7:Trailblazers
Year7:2018
Club8:Supernovas
Year8:2019
Club9:Manchester Originals
Year9:2022
Club10:Sydney Thunder
Year10:2022/23
Odidebutdate:14 June
Odidebutyear:2011
Odidebutagainst:Australia
Odicap:122
Lastodidate:12 December
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:Pakistan
Odishirt:6
T20idebutdate:25 June
T20idebutyear:2011
T20idebutagainst:India
T20icap:34
Lastt20idate:5 December
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Pakistan
Columns:2
Column1:WODI
Matches1:84
Runs1:339
Bat Avg1:8.69
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:26
Deliveries1:3,822
Wickets1:94
Bowl Avg1:30.36
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/37
Catches/Stumpings1:23/–
Column2:WT20I
Matches2:68
Runs2:127
Bat Avg2:9.07
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:27
Deliveries2:1,233
Wickets2:56
Bowl Avg2:22.41
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/6
Catches/Stumpings2:17/–
Date:12 December 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/380929.html ESPNcricinfo
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Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu (born 23 September 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler. She made her international debut for the New Zealand women's cricket team in June 2011.[1]

Career

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 by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.[3] [4] In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament 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 the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[8] [9] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[10] In August 2021, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the limited overs series against England which 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 first five-wicket haul in WODI cricket.[13]

In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[14] In July 2022, Tahuhu was added to New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[15]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lea Tahuhu . ESPNcricinfo . 29 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year . 21 December 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts . ESPNcricinfo . 2 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Four new players included in White Ferns contract list . International Cricket Council . 2 August 2018.
  5. Web site: New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20 . ESPNcricinfo . 18 September 2018.
  6. Web site: White Ferns turn to spin in big summer ahead . New Zealand Cricket . 18 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160511/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/white-ferns-turn-to-spin-in-big-summer-ahead . 18 September 2018 . dead .
  7. Web site: Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018 . International Cricket Council . 8 November 2018.
  8. Web site: WBBL04: All you need to know guide . Cricket Australia . 30 November 2018.
  9. Web site: The full squads for the WBBL . ESPNcricinfo . 30 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup . International Cricket Council . 29 January 2020.
  11. Web site: 18 August 2021. White Fern Lea Tahuhu back at the crease after cancer scare. 19 August 2021. Stuff. en.
  12. Web site: Lea Tahuhu overcomes cancer scare to make England tour. 19 August 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  13. News: England v New Zealand ODI: Lea Tahutu claims five England wickets . BBC Sport . 21 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad . ESPNcricinfo . 3 February 2022.
  15. Web site: Down, Kerr out of New Zealand's CWG squad; Tahuhu, Green named replacements . ESPNcricinfo . 1 July 2022.
  16. Web site: Contributions – Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship . The Eccentrics . QSCC . 15 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718233945/http://www.qscc.org.nz/Eccentrics/Eccentrics.html . 18 July 2008 . dead .
  17. Web site: Hawke's Bay cricket star puts school on scoreboard . Hawke's Bay Today . APN News & Media . 25 May 2011 . 15 February 2013 .
  18. News: Johannsen . Dana . Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu – a cricketing partnership worthy of attention . 22 May 2018 . . 20 May 2018.
  19. Web site: White Ferns couple Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu welcome baby Grace Marie. Stuff. 16 January 2020 . en. 17 January 2020.