In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.[2]
In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.[3][4] In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5][6] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[7]
In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[16] Her personal tournament highlight was taking 3/15 from four overs in the group stage win over India.[17][18]
Tahuhu was named in the New Zealand squad for their ODI tour to India in October 2024.[19]
Personal life
Tahuhu is of Ngāi Tahu descent.[20] She attended Aranui High School,[21] and won the Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship in 2008.[22] She is married to fellow international cricketer Amy Satterthwaite.[23] On 13 January 2020, Satterthwaite gave birth to a child and took an extended paid maternity leave.[24]
References
^"Lea Tahuhu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2020.