Sarah Illingworth

Sarah Illingworth
Personal information
Full name
Sarah Louise Illingworth
Born (1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 61)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)7 February 1995 v India
Last Test12 July 1996 v England
ODI debut (cap 49)29 November 1988 v Ireland
Last ODI21 July 1996 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85–1985/86Southern Districts
1986/87–1995/96Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 6 37 28 73
Runs scored 120 342 699 702
Batting average 30.00 15.54 26.88 20.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/3 0/3
Top score 40* 51 79 62
Catches/stumpings 5/5 27/21 34/24 45/34
Source: CricketArchive, 28 April 2021

Sarah Louise Illingworth (born 9 September 1963) is an English-born New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 37 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 1996. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts and Canterbury.[1][2]

Illingworth captained New Zealand in all six Test matches she played, all of them ending in a draw. She also captained 29 WODIs, with New Zealand winning 18, losing 10 and one ending in a no result.[3][4] She jointly holds the record for the most dismissals in a World Cup innings, with six.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Illingworth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah Illingworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Test Matches played by Sarah Illingworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's ODI Matches played by Sarah Illingworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Most dismissals in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2017.


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