Frances Mackay

New Zealand cricketer

Frances Louise Mackay (born 1 June 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Canterbury and New Zealand.^[1] In January 2019, she was recalled to New Zealand's squad to play in the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series against India, after a gap of five years since she last played an international match.^[2][3]

In March 2019, she was named as the Burger King Super Smash Women's Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards.^[4] In May 2021, Mackay was awarded with her first central contract from New Zealand Cricket ahead of the 2021–22 season.^[5] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[6]

References

1. "Frances Mackay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Mackay makes New Zealand comeback after five years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
3. "Frances Mackay recalled to New Zealand T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
4. "Williamson named NZ Player of the Year at ANZ Awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
5. "Halliday, Mackay, McFadyne earn maiden NZC contracts for 2021–22 season". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
6. "Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.