The list of 10 contracted New Zealand WHITE FERNS players for the 2015/16 season is full of proven performers on the international stage, and includes four changes from last year.
New contracts, which apply from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016, have been awarded to Canterbury Magicians’ Erin Bermingham, Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu and the Auckland Hearts' Anna Peterson.
Anna Peterson has gone from strength to strength this year
All four have spent considerable time previously in the WHITE FERNS' set up, boasting 156 One-Day Internationals among them.
Contracted WHITE FERNS for 2015/16 season
Suzie Bates (Otago Sparks)
Erin Bermingham (Canterbury Magicians)
Sophie Devine (Wellington Blaze)
Sara McGlashan (Auckland Hearts)
Morna Nielsen (Otago Sparks)
Katie Perkins (Auckland Hearts)
Anna Peterson (Auckland Hearts)
Rachel Priest (Wellington Blaze)
Amy Satterthwaite (Canterbury Magicians)
Lea Tahuhu (Canterbury Magicians)
It is the second occasion a group of 10 New Zealand women’s players have been retained on annual contracts, which come under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA).
WHITE FERNS Head Coach Haidee Tiffen said that the list reflected who would likely form the core of the team over the next 12 months.
“These players have all shown they have what it takes it to perform at the top level and we expect them to make a significant contribution over the next 12 months,” says Tiffen.
“The likes of Suzie, Sophie and Rachel have continued to lead the way for us and will remain key figures going forward.
“Amy and Lea have forced their way back into the side over the last 12 months and been really impressive for us. Anna has been in and out of the side in recent years, but is an exciting batsman and fielder, and took some big strides forward in the recent tour of India.
“The team’s recent performances have been encouraging and it’s important that we continue to build on that – we think these are the right group of players to help us do that.”
The WHITE FERNS will host Australia and Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s Championship this summer, before heading to the World Twenty20 in India in March.
Kua whakaputaina te rārangi o ngā kaitākaro WHITE FERNS e whai kirimana ana
Ko ngā kaitākaro WHITE FERNS 10 kua whai kirimana mō te tau 2015/16 he tino pakari ki ngā tākaro o te ao ka mutu e whā ngā rerekētanga mai i tērā tau.
Kua whakawhiwhia ngā kirimana hōu, e mana ana mai i te 1 o Hereturikōkā 2015 ki te 31 o Hōngongoi 2016, ki a Erin Bermingham, Amy Satterthwaite me Lea Tahuhu o te kapa Canterbury Magicians me Anna Peterson o te kapa Auckland Hearts. Kua roa rātau i mua i roto i te kapa WHITE FERNS, ā, e 156 ā rātau tākaro Kotahi Rā o te Ao.
Ngā kaitākaro WHITE FERNS whai kirimana mō te tau 2015/16
Suzie Bates (Otago Sparks)
Erin Bermingham (Canterbury Magicians)
Sophie Devine (Wellington Blaze)
Sara McGlashan (Auckland Hearts)
Morna Nielsen (Otago Sparks)
Katie Perkins (Auckland Hearts)
Anna Peterson (Auckland Hearts)
Rachel Priest (Wellington Blaze)
Amy Satterthwaite (Canterbury Magicians)
Lea Tahuhu (Canterbury Magicians)
Koinei te wā tuarua e whai kirimana ā-tau ana tētahi rōpū kaitākaro wāhine 10 o Aotearoa, e noho ana i raro i te Whakaaetanga Mahitahi (MoU) i waenga i a New Zealand Cricket (NZC) me te New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA).
Hei tā te kaiako WHITE FERNS a Haidee Tiffen e whakaatu ana te rārangi kaitākaro i te nuinga o ngā kaitākaro ka uru ki te kapa i roto i ngā marama 12 e whai ake.
“Kua whakaaturia e ēnei kaitākaro ō rātau kaha kia eke rātau ki te taumata tiketike, e mōhio ana mātau ka nui tō rātau whakapau kaha i roto i ngā marama 12 e tū mai,” te kī a Tiffen.
“Ka ārahi tonu a Suzie, Sophie me Rachel i a mātau, ā, he tino kaitākaro ēnei mō ngā rā kei te tū mai.
“Kua hoki mai a Amy rāua ko Lea ki te kapa i roto i ngā marama 12 kua hipa, ā, mīharo ana mātau ki a rāua. Uruuru mai a Anna ki te kapa i roto i ngā tau, engari he tino kaihahau me te kaihopu ia, ā, i tino pakari ia i te haerenga ki Inia inā tata nei.
“E pai ana te purei a te kapa inā tata nei, ā, he mea nui ki te whakapakari haere tonu – ki ō mātau whakaaro koinei ngā kaitākaro tika hei āwhina i a mātau kia tutuki ai tērā.”
Ka tākaro ngā WHITE FERNS ki a Ahitereiria me Hiri Ranaka ki konei ki te ICC Women’s Championship i tēnei raumati, i mua i te haere ki te World Twenty20 i Inia hei te marama o Poutū-te-rangi.
