Morna Nielsen

Morna Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen
Born	(1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (2010–2016)
ODI debut (cap 115)	11 February 2010 v Australia
Last ODI	19 November 2016 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 36)	20 January 2012 v Australia
Last T20I	21 November 2016 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2013/14	Northern Districts
2008	Durham
2014/15–2017/18	Otago
2015/16–2016/17	Melbourne Stars
2016	Southern Vipers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 52 44 141 131 Runs scored 121 60 998 465 Batting average 6.05 12.00 12.79 10.10 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 20 21* 79* 28 Balls bowled 2,352 941 5,886 2,472 Wickets 53 41 124 103 Bowling average 26.75 18.36 30.08 20.64 5 wickets in innings 2 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/21 4/10 5/21 4/10 Catches/stumpings 7/– 6/– 33/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 April 2021

Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen (born 24 February 1990) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 52 One Day Internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2010 and 2016. On 10 November 2015, she got her first five-wicket haul at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. She played domestic cricket for Northern Districts and Otago, as well as having stints with Durham, Melbourne Stars and Southern Vipers. In August 2018, she announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.

External links

• Morna Nielsen at ESPNcricinfo
• Morna Nielsen at CricketArchive (subscription required)