Bowler · NZ

Lea Tahuhu

Born: 1990-09-23
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm medium fast
From: Christchurch, Canterbury

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
ODI	103	442	9.82	81.1	26
T20I	109	240	9.60	105.26	27
T20	5	21	10.5	110.53	11
Women's T20	136	500	9.62	113.64	39*
Women's T20I	105	247	10.74	108.81	27
Women's ODI	103	442	9.82	81.1	26

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
ODI	103	125	4.54	772.2	5/37
T20I	109	97	6.31	305.1	3/15
T20	5	6	5.11	18.0	2/13
Women's T20	136	108	6.24	435.4	3/10
Women's T20I	105	100	6.43	316.5	4/6
Women's List A	1	0	7	5.0	—
Women's ODI	103	125	4.54	772.2	5/37
women t20	3	0	6.36	8.2	—

Recent performances

ODI match form

26 Oct 2025vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2025, #27ODI

Batting: 2 (8b)
Bowling: —

26 Oct 2025vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2025, #27ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/9 (4.0o)

23 Oct 2025vs IND-W, Women's WC 2025, #24ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/37 (4.0o)

18 Oct 2025vs PAK-W, Women's WC 2025, #19ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/20 (6.0o)

10 Oct 2025vs BAN-W, Women's WC 2025, #11ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/22 (6.0o)

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10 Oct 2025vs BAN-W, Women's WC 2025, #11ODI

Batting: 12* (4b)
Bowling: —

6 Oct 2025vs SA-W, Women's WC 2025, #7ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/27 (6.0o)

6 Oct 2025vs SA-W, Women's WC 2025, #7ODI

Batting: 5 (9b)
Bowling: —

1 Oct 2025vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2025, #2ODI

Batting: 1* (2b)
Bowling: —

1 Oct 2025vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2025, #2ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/42 (8.0o)

29 Oct 2024vs IND-W, NZW vs INDW 2024, #3ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/30 (6.0o)

29 Oct 2024vs IND-W, NZW vs INDW 2024, #3ODI

Batting: 24* (14b)
Bowling: —

27 Oct 2024vs IND-W, NZW vs INDW 2024, #2ODI

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

27 Oct 2024vs IND-W, NZW vs INDW 2024, #2ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/42 (10.0o)

3 Apr 2024vs ENG-W, ENGW vs NZW 2024, #2ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/50 (8.0o)

3 Apr 2024vs ENG-W, ENGW vs NZW 2024, #2ODI

Batting: 5* (5b)
Bowling: —

31 Mar 2024vs ENG-W, ENGW vs NZW 2024, #1ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/56 (10.0o)

31 Mar 2024vs ENG-W, ENGW vs NZW 2024, #1ODI

Batting: 1 (2b)
Bowling: —

19 Mar 2022vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2022, #19ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/18 (4.4o)

19 Mar 2022vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2022, #19ODI

Batting: 0 (3b)
Bowling: —

17 Mar 2022vs SA-W, Women's WC 2022, #16ODI

Batting: 0 (3b)
Bowling: —

17 Mar 2022vs SA-W, Women's WC 2022, #16ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/44 (9.0o)

12 Mar 2022vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2022, #11ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/53 (9.0o)

12 Mar 2022vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2022, #11ODI

Batting: 23 (25b)
Bowling: —

10 Mar 2022vs IND-W, Women's WC 2022, #8ODI

Batting: 1 (4b)
Bowling: —

10 Mar 2022vs IND-W, Women's WC 2022, #8ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/17 (10.0o)

6 Mar 2022vs BAN-W, Women's WC 2022, #5ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/19 (2.0o)

4 Mar 2022vs WI-W, Women's WC 2022, #1ODI

Batting: 6 (5b)
Bowling: —

4 Mar 2022vs WI-W, Women's WC 2022, #1ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/57 (9.0o)

15 Jul 2017vs IND-W, Women's WC 2017, #27ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/49 (10.0o)

15 Jul 2017vs IND-W, Women's WC 2017, #27ODI

Batting: 5 (7b)
Bowling: —

12 Jul 2017vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2017, #24ODI

Batting: 11 (22b)
Bowling: —

12 Jul 2017vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2017, #24ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/46 (8.0o)

8 Jul 2017vs PAK-W, Women's WC 2017, #17ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/35 (10.0o)

6 Jul 2017vs WI-W, Women's WC 2017, #16ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/39 (7.0o)

2 Jul 2017vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2017, #10ODI

Batting: 4* (8b)
Bowling: —

2 Jul 2017vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2017, #10ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/20 (4.0o)

24 Jun 2017vs SL-W, Women's WC 2017, #1ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/39 (9.0o)

15 Feb 2013vs ENG-W, Women's WC 2013, #3rd Place Play-offODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/35 (7.0o)

11 Feb 2013vs WI-W, Women's WC 2013, #18ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/21 (5.0o)

11 Feb 2013vs WI-W, Women's WC 2013, #18ODI

Batting: 7 (17b)
Bowling: —

8 Feb 2013vs SL-W, Women's WC 2013, #14ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 4/27 (10.0o)

5 Feb 2013vs AUS-W, Women's WC 2013, #9ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/38 (10.0o)

3 Feb 2013vs PAK-W, Women's WC 2013, #7ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/11 (6.0o)

1 Feb 2013vs SA-W, Women's WC 2013, #4ODI

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/27 (9.0o)

About Lea Tahuhu

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In an interview conducted by Black Caps, Lea Tahuhu was asked: How did you get into cricket? And her answer: It was a primary school teacher that saw me mucking around at school and asked if I wanted to go along to his club and play properly. A tall right-arm fast bowler, Tahuhu came from Christchurch and played for Canterbury Magicians in the State League. She started playing domestic cricket since the age of 18 and within two years of her first-class debut, Tahuhu was included in the White Ferns squad. Tahuhu's first taste of international cricket was against rivals Australia in 2011, a trip she would not want to remember as she leaked plenty of runs and bagged very few wickets in return. However, with pace and age on her side, Tahuhu held on to her place in the squad and made it to the 2013 World Cup in India. She picked up 7 wickets in the tournament, which also included her career best 4 for 27 against Sri Lanka. Over a period of time Tahuhu turned into the leader of the pack and someone who her a captain can trust in crunch situations. The 2017 World Cup will be an important one for Tahuhu as she leads the White Ferns' attack and having not yet picked a 5-fer, she would be looking to set the record straight in the tournament.