Lauren Renee Down (born 7 May 1995) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently captains Auckland, as well as playing for 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 | (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 27) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 136) | 4 March 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 September 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 55) | 9 February 2020 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 5 October 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–present | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2022 |
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]
New Zealand squad – 2020 Women's T20 World Cup | ||
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