Sarah Tsukigawa

Sarah Jane Tsukigawa (born 16 January 1982) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the White Ferns and the Otago Sparks in the State League.

She is a right-handed batter who bowls Right-arm medium pace. She has played 12 ODIs. Tsukigawa captained Otago Sparks in the 2006/07 State League, scoring 209 runs at an average of 34.83 and taking eleven wickets at an economy rate of 2.66.

Tsukigawa played for New Zealand A in the 2003/04 series against Australia Youth, and made her debut for the White Ferns in the 2006 series against India. She was a member of NZC's Live-In Academy in 2003. Tsukigawa was a key performer for the White Ferns in the Quadrangular Series in India in February 2007 scoring 214 runs at an average of 42.8, including her highest ODI score of 78 not out against England and her best ODI bowling figures of 3–33 against India.

Notably she jointly with Nicola Browne set the record 7th wicket partnership in the history of WODI(104*)[1][2]

She is a descendant of Captain K.K.Tsukigawa, a Japanese captain of the steam boat paddle PS Clutha which plied on the Clutha river.[3]

References
  1. "4th Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Chennai, Feb 23, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "Legacy of river captain marked". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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