Sarah Illingworth

Sarah Illingworth
Personal information
Full name
Sarah Louise Illingworth
Born (1963-09-09) 9 September 1963
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)7 February 1995 v India
Last Test12 July 1996 v England
ODI debut (cap 49)29 November 1988 v Ireland
Last ODI21 July 1996 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85–1985/86Southern Districts
1986/87–1995/96Canterbury
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

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.

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. She jointly holds the record for the most dismissals in a World Cup innings, with six.