Auckland cricket

New Zealand Cricket: New Zealand batter Lauren Down has called time on her 15-year cricket career at the age of 30. She played 35 ODIs and 13 T20Is for the White Ferns since her international debut in 2018.

Down debuted for her hometown Hearts in 2011 in a T20 against Canterbury at Melville Park in Auckland and would go on to represent Auckland on 202 occasions (101 List A and 101 T20).

“I have loved my time being part of the White Ferns group and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to have represented my country. I will miss being around the girls, but I’m now looking forward to watching on from the sidelines and seeing what this group is able to achieve.