Lea Tahuhu

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 34)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
RelationsAmy Satterthwaite (wife)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 122)14 June 2011 v Australia
Last ODI29 October 2024 v India
ODI shirt no.6
T20I debut (cap 34)25 June 2011 v India
Last T20I20 October 2024 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.6
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentCanterbury
2015/16Australian Capital Territory
2016Surrey Stars
2016/17–2020/21Melbourne Renegades
2017Surrey
2017Lancashire Thunder
2018Trailblazers
2019Supernovas
2022Manchester Originals
2022/23Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 97 96
Runs scored 422 245
Batting average 9.81 11.13
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 26 27
Balls bowled 4,424 1,743
Wickets 115 93
Bowling average 29.08 19.79
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/37 4/6
Catches/stumpings 27/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2024
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's Cricket
T20 World Cup
Winner 2024 UAE
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team

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

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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]

In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[16] Her personal tournament highlight was taking 3/15 from four overs in the group stage win over India.[17][18]

Personal life

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Tahuhu is of Ngāi Tahu descent.[19] She attended Aranui High School,[20] and won the Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship in 2008.[21] She is married to fellow international cricketer Amy Satterthwaite.[22] On 13 January 2020, Satterthwaite gave birth to a child and took an extended paid maternity leave.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Lea Tahuhu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ^ "White Ferns turn to spin in big summer ahead". 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". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Down, Kerr out of New Zealand's CWG squad; Tahuhu, Green named replacements". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Devine and Bates set for ninth consecutive T20 World Cup". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ^ "New Zealand consign India to heavy loss in Dubai demolition". Intercontinental Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  18. ^ "New Zealand shoot India out for 102 amid high drama to script big win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  19. ^ McFadden, Suzanne (8 February 2022). "The special game Lea Tahuhu's dad got to see her play for White Ferns". Stuff. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Contributions – Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship". The Eccentrics. QSCC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Hawke's Bay cricket star puts school on scoreboard". Hawke's Bay Today. APN News & Media. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  22. ^ Johannsen, Dana (20 May 2018). "Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu – a cricketing partnership worthy of attention". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  23. ^ "White Ferns couple Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu welcome baby Grace Marie". Stuff. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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