Anna Peterson (cricketer)

Anna Michelle Peterson (born 12 September 1990) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in 32 One Day Internationals and 33 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2012 and 2020. She played domestic cricket for Northern Districts, Auckland and Typhoons.^[1][2][3][4] She was the first cricketer for New Zealand to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International.^[5] In October 2021, Peterson retired from international cricket, and in March 2022 she retired from all forms of cricket.^[6][7][8]

Anna Peterson

Personal information
Full name	Anna Michelle Peterson
Born	(1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 32) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (2012–2020)
ODI debut (cap 125)	1 March 2012 v England
Last ODI	24 February 2019 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 44)	24 February 2015 v England
Last T20I	2 March 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2013/14	Northern Districts (squad no. 52)
2014/15–2021/22	Auckland (squad no. 2)
2016	Typhoons
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 32 33 137 124 Runs scored 279 92 2,106 1,450 Batting average 16.41 6.13 21.48 15.93 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/10 0/4 Top score 46 15 102* 68 Balls bowled 826 372 4,029 1,899 Wickets 27 18 109 96 Bowling average 17.85 23.72 23.66 21.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/25 3/2 5/20 4/11 Catches/stumpings 9/– 8/– 42/– 35/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2022

Career

She made her WODI debut on 1 March 2012 against England and scored crucial 33 runs on debut by batting down the order.^[9] She made her WT20I debut on 24 February 2015 against England.^[10]

On 19 February 2017, she took a hat-trick during the second Women's Twenty20 International match against Australia.^[11] She completed her hat-trick by claiming the wickets on first three balls of her spell in the match and her bowling figures were read at 0.3-0-0-3.^[12] Her bowling spell of 3/2 against Australia also propelled an unlikely victory for New Zealand in a low scoring affair after bowling out Australia cheaply for just 61 runs and New Zealand successfully defended 101 runs.^[13] Anna's hat-trick was also the first hat-trick for a New Zealand women's bowler in international cricket since 1996.^[11]

She was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in India.^[14] She was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup tournament in England.^[15]

In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[16][17] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[18]

She also currently works at North Harbour Rugby as the rugby manager for both girls and women.^[6]

References

1. "Anna Peterson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
2. . Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
3. Satterthwaite, Tahuhu gain NZ contracts
4. Uncapped Rowe in NZ Women squad for England series
5. "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
6. "New Zealand's Anna Peterson calls time on international career". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
7. "Anna Peterson retires from international cricket". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
8. "Anna Peterson calls time on Domestic career". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
9. "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs ENG Women 1st ODI 2011/12 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
10. "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs ENG Women 3rd T20I 2014/15 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
11. "Peterson's last-over hat-trick snatches win for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
12. "White Ferns all-rounder Anna Peterson retires from international cricket". Stuff. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
13. "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs AUS Women 2nd T20I 2016/17 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
14. "White Ferns Rose Bowl and World T20 squad announced". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
15. "ICC Women's World Cup / New Zealand Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
16. "New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
17. . New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
18. "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

External links

• Anna Peterson at ESPNcricinfo
• Anna Peterson at CricketArchive (subscription required)