Sarah Illingworth

Sarah Louise Illingworth (born 9 September 1963) is an English-born New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 37 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 1996. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts and Canterbury.^[1][2]

Sarah Illingworth

Personal information
Full name	Sarah Louise Illingworth
Born	(1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 62) Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	New Zealand (1988–1996)
Test debut (cap 103)	7 February 1995 v India
Last Test	12 July 1996 v England
ODI debut (cap 49)	29 November 1988 v Ireland
Last ODI	21 July 1996 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1984/85–1985/86	Southern Districts
1986/87–1995/96	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 6 37 28 73 Runs scored 120 342 699 702 Batting average 30.00 15.54 26.88 20.64 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/3 0/3 Top score 40* 51 79 62 Catches/stumpings 5/5 27/21 34/24 45/34
Source: CricketArchive, 28 April 2021

Illingworth captained New Zealand in all six Test matches she played, all of them ending in a draw. She also captained 29 WODIs, with New Zealand winning 18, losing 10 and one ending in a no result.^[3][4] She jointly holds the record for the most dismissals in a World Cup innings, with six.^[5]