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Amelia Kerr has the world at her feet - and the New Zealand star is only just getting started

Named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year after helping the White Ferns to T20 World Cup glory, the leg-spinning all-rounder believes she is some way from reaching her full potential

The Independent UK

Aussies set for NZ to play 'out of their skin' in T20

Australia have built up a long unbeaten sequence in T20s against New Zealand's women but are very wary of an in-form Sophie Devine and her White Ferns.

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Danni Wyatt’s quickfire 76 leads England to victory against New Zealand

The White Ferns collapse was sparked by Sarah Glenn, who took three wickets in one over

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New Zealand beat England by three runs in third women’s T20 international – as it happened

Suzie Bates held her nerve in the final over and the White Ferns stayed alive in the T20I series as England fell short in a thriller

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Wāhine Māori cricketers finally celebrated

The inaugural Māori Wāhine national cricket tournament starts today, with a chance for young Māori cricketers to make their mark on the game.

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Return of the Ferns

Football, netball, cricket and rugby - it's all on for Kiwi women's sports teams across the globe this weekend. Merryn Anderson gives the lowdown on all the Ferns action.

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Mystery injury reinvents new White Fern

A shift of focus from ball to bat has given Bella Armstrong a golden opportunity to make her mark on international cricket. She talks to Merryn Anderson ahead of her potential White Ferns debut this month.

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New White Fern's call that changed everything

Star batter Kate Anderson is the new name in the contracted White Ferns cricketers named Wednesday morning. She speaks to Kristy Havill

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Ice Fern makes her imprint everywhere

A fingerprints expert by day, double international Anjali Mulari has made a triumphant return to the ice hockey world, while also a mum of two. Angela Walker finds out what drives her.

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Frankie says: Relax, White Ferns can win

Injured White Fern Frankie Mackay has turned a forgettable summer into a trailblazing commentary gig. And she’s also backing the White Ferns to recover from their shocking first-up loss at the T20 World Cup, she tells Merryn Anderson.

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'Formidable' Australia tipped to dominate ICC Women's T20 World Cup group stage

After crushing New Zealand in its opening match, defending champion Australia is considered a heavy favourite to reach the knock-out phase in South Africa.

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Australia beats New Zealand by 97 runs in Women's T20 World Cup opener in Paarl

Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner lead the way with bat and ball as Australia's women's team gets off to a flier at the T20 World Cup with a big win over the White Ferns at Boland Park.

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Young quick scores tricks from new Ferns coach

One of New Zealand's most promising fast bowlers, Molly Penfold, was surprised to get the call-up for the T20 World Cup, but she has a great support team around her, Merryn Anderson reports.

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Not a bad weekend to be a Fern

Our Kiwi wāhine stood tall across a substantial weekend of international sport. And if you didn't have time to be glued to a screen, LockerRoom has you covered.

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Schoolgirl cricketer's time to shine on world stage

Kate Chandler is used to playing cricket with the boys, but the Wellington teen has the chance to star amongst the best young women cricketers in the world at the inaugural U19 T20 World Cup next month, Merryn Anderson writes.

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Eight lives saved is White Fern's hope

As the White Ferns go into their final game of 2022, Melie Kerr tells Kristy Havill how she's surprised herself this year, and how she hopes her video series on mental health will have saved at least eight lives.

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Sport's best 22 from 2022

From podiums, to pay parity, paddle wars to poi, 2022 has been quite a year for our sportswomen. LockerRoom writer Sarah Cowley Ross lines up her 22 highlights.

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Pulling women's cricket back from brink of extinction

Six years on from the report revealing the dire state of women's cricket in NZ, an update shows the game to be much healthier - but with still much work to do to achieve equity, Suzanne McFadden writes.

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Grabbing their chance to shine in Super Smash

As the White Ferns track towards their next pinnacle event, players have their last chance to make their mark on the domestic scene. Merryn Anderson chooses one player from each Super Smash side to star this season.

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New spin guru has White Ferns in a whirl

The White Ferns have a new spin bowling coach heading into the T20 World Cup, who reckons their young spin attack could become world-leading. Merryn Anderson reports.

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White Fern wins health battle with Silver Fern's help

Bernadine Bezuidenhout was so sick while playing for the White Ferns, her body started to shut down. But now she’s back stronger, with the help of a Silver Ferns legend. And she tells Suzanne McFadden how she’s found balance in her life, helping at-risk youth through sport.

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New head of women's cricket far from Green

In a new role created to help future generations of White Ferns, double international Liz Green wants to ensure cricket continues the upswing of momentum for women's sport in NZ.

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Where is she now? Helen Mahon-Stroud

In a string of firsts, Black Fern Helen Mahon-Stroud was the first NZ women’s rugby captain, who scored the first try in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1991.

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Kiwi schoolgirl cricketer taking on the world

As cricketing teen Aniela Apperley begins making her mark on the game, she could be in line for two World Cups in three months - starting with next month's indoor cricket worlds.

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Ferns caught in double Caribbean confusion

In a week where both the Silver Ferns and White Ferns seek revenge over their Caribbean rivals, their encounters on opposite sides of the globe become more and more curious.

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