Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu (born 23 September 1990) is a New Zealand

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er who plays as a right-arm fast bowler. She made her international debut for the

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in June 2011.

Career

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year. In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by

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, following the tours of

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and

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in the previous months. In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch. In November 2018, she was named in the

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' squad for the

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. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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in Australia. In August 2021, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the limited overs series against England which also marked her comeback return to the national side after 18 months since being diagnosed with a mole on her left foot. On 21 September 2021, in the third match against England, Tahuhu took her first five-wicket haul in WODI cricket. In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the

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in New Zealand. In July 2022, Tahuhu was added to New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

Personal life

Tahuhu attended Aranui High School, and won the Peter Hooton Memorial Scholarship in 2008. She is married to fellow international cricketer

Amy Satterthwaite Amy Ella Satterthwaite (born 7 October 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 Inter ...

. On 13 January 2020, Satterthwaite gave birth to a child and took an extended paid maternity leave.

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