Lea Tahuhu

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]

Lea Tahuhu

Tahuhu bowling for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu
Born	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 32) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Amy Satterthwaite (wife)
International information
National side	New Zealand (2011–present)
ODI debut (cap 122)	14 June 2011 v Australia
Last ODI	2 July 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	6
T20I debut (cap 34)	25 June 2011 v India
Last T20I	19 February 2023 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–present	Canterbury
2015/16	Australian Capital Territory
2016	Surrey Stars
2016/17–2020/21	Melbourne Renegades
2017	Surrey
2017	Lancashire Thunder
2018	Trailblazers
2019	Supernovas
2022	Manchester Originals
2022/23–present	Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 84 68 Runs scored 339 127 Batting average 8.69 9.07 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 26 27 Balls bowled 3,822 1,233 Wickets 94 56 Bowling average 30.36 22.41 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/37 4/6 Catches/stumpings 23/– 17/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 11 February 2023
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's Cricket Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team

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]

References

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

External links

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