Rebecca Maureen Burns (born 30 September 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Wellington and New Zealand. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Central Districts.[1][2]
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| Full name | Rebecca Maureen Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1994 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 64) | 4 December 2022 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 December 2022 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2015/16 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2017/18 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–present | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Burns was born on 30 September 1994 in Wellington.[2]
Domestic career edit
Burns made her debut for Wellington on 10 December 2011, against Northern Districts in the Action Cricket Cup.[3] Burns joined Central Districts ahead of the 2016–17 season, remaining at the club for two seasons before re-joining Wellington.[4][5][6] In December 2018, Burns made her List A high score, with 72* in Wellington's 9 wicket victory over Northern Districts.[7]
International career edit
In December 2022, Burns was called up into the New Zealand squad for their T20I series against Bangladesh as cover for the injured Brooke Halliday.[8][9] She made her Twenty20 International debut in the second match of the series, in which she scored 20 from 19 deliveries.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Player Profile: Rebecca Burns". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Rebecca Burns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Wellington Women v Northern Districts Women, 10 December 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches Played by Rebecca Burns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "New season brings new-look Central Hinds squad". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "White Fern Transfers to Central Hinds". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Northern Districts Women v Wellington Women, 8 December 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Hand injury forces Brooke Halliday out of remainder of Bangladesh series". ESPN. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Halliday ruled out of Bangladesh series, Burns to join T20 squad". New Zealand Cricket. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Kerr and Green lead New Zealand to series victory against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links edit
- Rebecca Burns at ESPNcricinfo
- Rebecca Burns at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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