Jessica Toihi McFadyen (born 5 October 1991) is a New Zealand

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er who plays as a

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for the

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. In November 2020, in the second round of the

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tournament, McFadyen scored 107 runs. She finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Wellington, with 397 runs in ten matches. In May 2021, McFadyen was offered her first contract with the

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. In August 2021, McFadyen earned her maiden call-up to the New Zealand women's cricket team, for their tour of England. In June 2022, McFadyen was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. She made her

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debut on 2 December 2022, against

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, but fell ill during the game and did not bat or keep wicket. She made her One Day International debut on 11 December 2022, also against Bangladesh, taking one catch and making one stumping. In 2024, McFadyen was named vice-captain of the New Zealand Māori women's cricket team for the 2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup.

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