Sarah Tsukigawa Explained

Sarah Tsukigawa
Female:true
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Sarah Jane Tsukigawa
Birth Date:16 January 1982
Birth Place:Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:All-rounder
International:true
Internationalspan:2006–2011
Odidebutdate:6 March
Odidebutyear:2006
Odidebutagainst:India
Odicap:101
Lastodidate:22 March
Lastodiyear:2009
Lastodiagainst:England
T20idebutdate:18 October
T20idebutyear:2006
T20idebutagainst:Australia
T20icap:15
Lastt20idate:20 February
Lastt20iyear:2011
Lastt20iagainst:Australia
Club1:Otago
Club2:Western Australia
Year2:2013/14
Columns:4
Column1:WODI
Matches1:42
Runs1:730
Bat Avg1:22.12
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:78
Deliveries1:1,535
Wickets1:35
Bowl Avg1:32.02
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/43
Catches/Stumpings1:9/–
Column2:WT20I
Matches2:19
Runs2:129
Bat Avg2:9.21
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:22
Deliveries2:150
Wickets2:5
Bowl Avg2:34.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/19
Catches/Stumpings2:2/–
Column3:WLA
Matches3:173
Runs3:3,176
Bat Avg3:22.84
100S/50S3:2/14
Top Score3:117
Deliveries3:6,197
Wickets3:145
Bowl Avg3:28.46
Fivefor3:1
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:5/13
Catches/Stumpings3:44/–
Column4:WT20
Matches4:60
Runs4:860
Bat Avg4:16.53
100S/50S4:0/3
Top Score4:70
Deliveries4:887
Wickets4:44
Bowl Avg4:21.27
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:4/18
Catches/Stumpings4:12/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15356/15356.html CricketArchive
Date:13 April 2021

Sarah Jane Tsukigawa (born 16 January 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appeared in 42 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2006 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Otago, as well as spending one season with Western Australia.[1] [2]

Tsukigawa captained Otago Sparks in the 2006/07 State League, scoring 209 runs at an average of 34.83 and taking eleven wickets at an economy rate of 2.66.

Tsukigawa played for New Zealand A in the 2003/04 series against Australia Youth, and made her debut for the White Ferns in the 2006 series against India. She was a member of NZC's Live-In Academy in 2003. Tsukigawa was a key performer for the White Ferns in the Quadrangular Series in India in February 2007 scoring 214 runs at an average of 42.8, including her highest ODI score of 78 not out against England and her best ODI bowling figures of 3–33 against India.

Notably she jointly with Nicola Browne set the record 7th wicket partnership in the history of WODI (104*).[3] [4]

She is a descendant of Captain K.K.Tsukigawa, a Japanese captain of the steam boat paddle PS Clutha which plied on the Clutha river.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Sarah Tsukigawa. ESPNcricinfo. 13 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Sarah Tsukigawa. CricketArchive. 13 April 2021.
  3. News: 4th Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Chennai, Feb 23, 2007 Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 2017-07-14.
  4. News: Records Women's One-Day Internationals Partnership records Highest partnerships by wicket ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 2017-07-14.
  5. News: Legacy of river captain marked. Otago Daily Times. 2019-04-13.