New Zealand women's cricket team in England in 2024

New Zealand women's cricket team in England in 2024
 
  England New Zealand
Dates 26 June – 17 July 2024
Captains Heather Knight[n 1] Sophie Devine
One Day International series
Results England won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Maia Bouchier (186) Amelia Kerr (110)
Most wickets Sophie Ecclestone (7) Brooke Halliday (3)
Player of the series Maia Bouchier (Eng)
Twenty20 International series
Results England won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Alice Capsey (129) Suzie Bates (117)
Most wickets Sophie Ecclestone (8)
Sarah Glenn (8)		 Fran Jonas (6)
Player of the series Sarah Glenn (Eng)

The New Zealand women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against England.[1][2][3][4] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[5] In July 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the hosts' 2024 home international season.[6][7]

Squads

 England  New Zealand
ODIs[8][9] T20Is[10] ODIs[11] T20Is[12]

Tour match

21 June 2024
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
274/5 (50 overs)
v
 ECB Development XI
230 (43.2 overs)
Sophie Devine 55 (41)
Fi Morris 2/38 (7 overs)
Eva Gray 43 (60)
Amelia Kerr 3/23 (6 overs)
New Zealand won by 44 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson (Eng) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

26 June 2024
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
156 (33.3 overs)
v
 England
157/1 (21.2 overs)
Brooke Halliday 51 (60)
Charlie Dean 4/38 (9 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 76* (69)
Brooke Halliday 1/17 (3.2 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Robert White (Eng)
Player of the match: Charlie Dean (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hannah Rowe (NZ) played in her 100th international match.[13]
  • Amelia Kerr (NZ) scored her 3,000th run in international cricket.[14]

2nd ODI

30 June 2024
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
141 (41.5 overs)
v
 England
142/2 (24.3 overs)
Amelia Kerr 43 (86)
Sophie Ecclestone 5/25 (9 overs)
Maia Bouchier 100* (88)
Brooke Halliday 1/11 (2 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Maia Bouchier (Eng)

3rd ODI

3 July 2024
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
211/8 (42 overs)
v
 England
212/5 (38.4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 57 (42)
Lauren Bell 5/37 (9 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 76* (84)
Hannah Rowe 2/38 (9 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Robert White (Eng)
Player of the match: Lauren Bell (Eng)

T20I series

1st T20I

6 July 2024
14:30
Scorecard
England 
197/3 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
138 (20 overs)
Danni Wyatt 76 (51)
Lea Tahuhu 2/34 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 43 (33)
Sarah Glenn 3/16 (4 overs)
England won by 59 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Amy Jones (Eng) played in her 200th international match.[20]
  • Charlie Dean (Eng) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.[21]

2nd T20I

9 July 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
England 
89/6 (9 overs)
v
 New Zealand
42/5 (6.4 overs)
Alice Capsey 28 (15)
Lea Tahuhu 2/20 (2 overs)
Brooke Halliday 14 (9)
Charlie Dean 2/3 (1 over)
England won by 23 runs (DLS method)
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
Player of the match: Charlie Dean (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain initially reduced the match to 9 overs per side. Another rain delay prevented any further play.
  • Heather Knight (Eng) scored her 2,000th run in women's T20Is.[22]

3rd T20I

11 July 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
141/8 (20 overs)
v
 England
142/4 (19.2 overs)
Sophie Devine 58* (42)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/25 (4 overs)
Alice Capsey 67* (60)
Fran Jonas 2/23 (4 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suzie Bates (NZ) became the third women cricketer to score 10,000 runs in international cricket,[23] and became most capped white-ball player in women's international cricket.[24]

4th T20I

13 July 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
103/8 (20 overs)
v
 England
104/3 (11.3 overs)
Izzy Gaze 25 (24)
Sarah Glenn 4/19 (4 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 26 (16)
Eden Carson 2/11 (2 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarah Glenn (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Maddy Green (NZ) scored her 1,000th run in women's T20Is.[25]
  • Sarah Glenn (Eng) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.[26]

5th T20I

17 July 2024
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
England 
155/7 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
135/8 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 46* (31)
Fran Jonas 4/22 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 43 (36)
Lauren Bell 3/21 (4 overs)
England won by 20 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

  1. ^ Nat Sciver-Brunt captained England in the third T20I.

References

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  2. ^ "England cricket: Men's and women's 2024 summer schedule includes concurrent Pakistan series". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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  4. ^ "England announce fixtures for 2024 home season, Pakistan series set to clash with IPL". India TV. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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  7. ^ "ECB announce 2024 home schedule for men's and women's teams". International Cricket Council. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "England Women name ODI squad for New Zealand series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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  12. ^ "Lauren Down back from maternity leave for New Zealand tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  13. ^ "150 matches combined! Today's 1st ODI against @englandcricket is Hannah Rowe's 100th and Fran Jonas' 50th match for the WHITE FERNS". White Ferns. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via Facebook.
  14. ^ @imfemalecricket (26 June 2024). "Landmark knock for Amelia Kerr! Completes 3,000 international runs, showcasing her talent on the world stage. Keep shining, Amelia!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  19. ^ "Lauren Bell stars with five wickets as Nat Sciver-Brunt puts seal on 3-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Amy Jones completes 200 International Appearance for England". Female Cricket. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Charlie Dean completes 100 International wickets". Female Cricket. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Heather Knight completes 2000 T20I Runs". Female Cricket. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Suzie Bates Becomes Third Woman Cricketer to Score 10000 Runs in International Cricket Achieves Feat During ENG-W vs NZ-W 3rd T20I 2024". LatestLY. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Suzie Bates becomes most Capped White-Ball Player in Women's Cricket History". Female Cricket. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  25. ^ @WHITE_FERNS (14 July 2024). "Time to bowl at The Oval. Izzy Gaze (25) & Maddy Green (24) top-scored. Maddy Green brought up 1000 T20I runs during her innings" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ @imfemalecricket (14 July 2024). "Milestone! Sarah Glenn completes 100 International Wickets. She picked 4/19 (4) earlier today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.