Canterbury Magicians

Canterbury Magicians

Personnel
Captain	Laura Hughes (one-day) Frances Mackay (T20)
Coach	Rhys Morgan
Team information
Colours	Red   Black
Founded	First recorded match: 1932
Home ground	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Secondary home ground(s)	MainPower Oval, Rangiora
History
First-class debut	Wellington in 1938 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
HBJS wins	39 (including 1 shared)
SS wins	6
Official website	Canterbury Magicians

The Canterbury Magicians is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Canterbury. They play their home games at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.

Canterbury played their first recorded match in 1932, against Otago, which they won by five runs.^[1] They played in their first Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield in 1938–39, losing to Wellington.^[2] After another failed attempt at winning the Challenge Shield a year later, they were victorious at their next attempt, in 1943–44, beating Auckland and Wellington.^[3][4] They defended their title in the next two tournaments.^[5][6]

Over the next twenty-five years, Canterbury added five Shield titles to their honours: in 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64 and 1966–67. Canterbury were victorious two more times in the early 1970s, before becoming the dominant force in the country from the 1978–79 season: they won 20 out of 21 titles between 1978–79 and 1998–99, only missing out in 1989–90, when they came second to Wellington.^[7][8] In 1962–63, Canterbury competed in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships.^[9]

Following their period of domination, they finished second to Auckland four times in a row before regaining the title in 2003–04, shared with Wellington as the final was rained-off.^[8][10] They won the title outright the following season, and three times in a row between 2006–07 and 2008–09. Wins came again in 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17 and most recently in 2020–21 with captain Frances Mackay hitting 94* to lead them to victory over Auckland.^[8][11] They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.^[12]

Canterbury have also played in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition since 2007–08. They won the inaugural competition, and five more times since, in 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2020–21 and 2022–23.^[13] Their wins in 2007–08, 2010–11 and 2020–21 meant that they won the double of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash.^[13] Canterbury all-rounder Frances Mackay has been the leading run-scorer in the Super Smash three times, in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2018–19, and was the leading wicket-taker in 2015–16 and 2020–21.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Canterbury have used various grounds throughout their history. Hagley Oval, Christchurch has remained their primary ground since their first home game against Otago in 1933.^[18] They also used Lancaster Park and St Andrew's College Ground in their early history.^[7]

In the 1970s, Canterbury began using Burnside Park, Christchurch and Porritt Park. From the 1998–99 season, they started using a larger number of grounds, such as Dudley Park, Rangiora, Village Green, Christchurch and Redwood Park, Christchurch. In 2017–18, Canterbury began playing in Lincoln, mainly at Lincoln Green. In the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, their primary grounds were the Hagley Oval and the MainPower Oval, which they have used since 2006–07.^[8][13][19]

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.^[20]

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
4	Izzy Sharp	New Zealand	(2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 19)	Right-handed	—
18	Natalie Cox	New Zealand	(1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
39	Harriet Graham	New Zealand	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
–	Emma Irwin	New Zealand	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
1	Frances Mackay	New Zealand	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	T20 Captain
6	Lea Tahuhu	New Zealand	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
15	Jacinta Savage	New Zealand	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
16	Jodie Dean	New Zealand	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
23	Melissa Banks	New Zealand	(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
63	Kate Anderson	New Zealand	(1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
8	Laura Hughes	New Zealand	(1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	—	One-Day Captain
84	Abby Gerken	New Zealand	(2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Bowlers
3	Sarah Asmussen	New Zealand	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
19	Gabby Sullivan	New Zealand	(1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
24	Boadicea Lynch	New Zealand	(2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
30	Jessica Simmons	New Zealand	(2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
48	Abigail Hotton	New Zealand	(2004-12-19) 19 December 2004 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
56	Yssa Cullen	New Zealand	Unknown	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
72	Nicola Clayton	New Zealand	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Erin Bermingham	New Zealand	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Players who have played for Canterbury and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):^[21]

• Head Coach: Rhys Morgan^[22]

• Hallyburton Johnstone Shield:
  • Winners (38): 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2020–21; shared (1): 2003–04
• Women's Super Smash:
  • Winners (6): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2022–23

• Canterbury cricket team