Lauren Renee Down (born 7 May 1995) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Auckland and New Zealand.[1] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for New Zealand Women against the West Indies Women on 4 March 2018.[2] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[3] Later the same month, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[4] She made her WT20I debut for New Zealand, against South Africa, on 9 February 2020.[5]
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| Full name | Lauren Renee Down | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 136) | 4 March 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 December 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 55) | 9 February 2020 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 December 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2022/23 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[6] However, Down was ruled out of New Zealand's squad after suffering an injury during the fifth WODI match against India.[7] In June 2022, Down was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England,[8] but was later ruled out of the tournament.[9]
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, it was announced that Down was taking a break from cricket for personal reasons.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Lauren Down". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Lincoln, Mar 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Devine takes over as New Zealand captain, Rachel Priest returns". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "3rd T20I, South Africa Women tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 9 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Down ruled out of World Cup with thumb fracture, uncapped Georgia Plimmer named replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Commonwealth Games". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Down, Kerr out of New Zealand's CWG squad; Tahuhu, Green named replacements". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Exciting Young Talent Awarded as Hearts 2023/24 Contracts Are Announced". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
External links edit
- Lauren Down at ESPNcricinfo
- Lauren Down at CricketArchive (subscription required)