England Women in New Zealand 2020/21

England Women in New Zealand is a bilateral cricket series hosted by the country’s governing body, New Zealand Cricket. It features the England Women national team playing scheduled fixtures against the host nation and occasionally the New Zealand XI. These matches form part of the broader international calendar, contributing to rankings within the ICC Women’s Championship for One Day Internationals or the ICC Women’s T20I Championship. The series operates under specific bilateral agreements rather than a fixed pyramid structure typical of domestic leagues.

The most recent completed tour took place in 2024, spanning from mid-March to early April. England Women contested a five-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series during this visit. They secured victory in both formats, winning the T20I series 4–1 and the ODI series 2–1. This result adds to a historical head-to-head record where England holds a slight advantage in ODIs, having won 46 matches compared to New Zealand’s 37, with one tie and one no-result on the books. In Twenty20 Internationals, England leads with 32 wins from 41 matches, while New Zealand has claimed nine victories.

A notable difference between this contest and other international events is the lack of a dedicated trophy for the women’s white-ball series at present. While the men’s Test series plays for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, which honours Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe, the women’s limited-overs fixtures currently have no named honour. Women’s Test cricket between the two nations remains infrequent; the teams shared their first-ever Test series in 1984, with another fixture planned for the 2025/26 season. These tours serve primarily to accumulate ranking points and provide preparation for larger global tournaments.