New Zealand cricketer
Jessica Toihi McFadyen (born 5 October 1991) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper for the Wellington Blaze .[ 1] [ 2] In November 2020, in the second round of the 2020–21 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield tournament, McFadyen scored 107 runs.[ 3] She finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Wellington, with 397 runs in ten matches.[ 4]
In May 2021, McFadyen was offered her first contract with the New Zealand women's cricket team .[ 5] [ 6] In August 2021, McFadyen earned her maiden call-up to the New Zealand women's cricket team,[ 7] for their tour of England .[ 8]
In June 2022, McFadyen was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham , England.[ 9] She made her Twenty20 International debut on 2 December 2022, against Bangladesh , but fell ill during the game and did not bat or keep wicket.[ 10] She made her One Day International debut on 11 December 2022, also against Bangladesh, taking one catch and making one stumping.[ 11]
In 2024, McFadyen was named vice-captain of the New Zealand Māori women's cricket team for the 2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup .[ 12]
References
^ "Jess McFadyen" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Jess McFadyen" . Cricket Wellington . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Blaze, Northern trade centuries" . New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Records: New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2020/21, Most runs" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Cricket: Three new names offered White Ferns contracts" . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "McFadyen's White Ferns journey from stick to gloves" . Newsroom . Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "McFadyen & Green receive maiden call-ups: Kerr to remain in NZ" . New Zealand Cricket . Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021 .
^ "Amelia Kerr opts out of England tour to prioritise mental health" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 3 August 2021 .
^ "Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Commonwealth Games" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 May 2022 .
^ "1st T20I (N), Christchurch, December 2 2022, Bangladesh Women tour of New Zealand: New Zealand Women v Bangladesh Women" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 December 2022 .
^ "1st ODI, Wellington, December 11 2022, Bangladesh Women tour of New Zealand: New Zealand Women v Bangladesh Women" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 12 December 2022 .
^ "Carson headlines inaugural Aotearoa Māori Women's squad" . New Zealand Cricket . Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
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