Lea Tahuhu

Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu (born 23 September 1990) in Christchurch, is a New Zealand cricketer. She is a right arm fast bowler. She made her international debut for the New Zealand women's cricket team in June 2011.

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 New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months. In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 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 Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.

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