Viv Stephens

Vivian Sherill "Viv" Stephens (née Sexton; born 8 November 1953) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who played two matches for the New Zealand national team at the 1978 Women's World Cup.

Viv Stephens
Personal information
Full nameVivian Sherill Stephens
Born (1953-11-08) 8 November 1953
Foxton, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut1 January 1978 v Australia
Last ODI8 January 1978 v England
Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2016

Stephens was born in Foxton, on New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region.[1] While studying teaching, she played for a men's team, as there was no organised women's cricket in her area at the time. She later began to play club cricket in Wellington, and eventually for the Wellington representative team.[2] Stephens made her international debut for New Zealand on a 1976 tour of India, playing two three-day matches against the Indian national team. She scored 17 runs across three innings.[3] In 1978, Stephens was selected in New Zealand's squad for the World Cup in India. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut in the first game of the tournament, scoring nine runs coming in sixth in the batting order against Australia.[4] Her only other match at the tournament came against England, where she scored just three runs before being dismissed by Jacqueline Court.[5]

After moving to Napier, where her husband worked, Stephens helped to establish a Central Districts women's team. The team began play during the 1978–79 season and was admitted to the national competition the following season. Follow her retirement from playing, Stephens remained involved in cricket as an administrator. She became a board member of the Central Districts Cricket Association in 2000, representing the Hawke's Bay region. She remained on the board until December 2014, also serving as a member of the association's management committee.[2] Stephens additionally served as a tournament official at the 2000 Women's World Cup, which New Zealand hosted.[6] In November 2015, she was made a life member of the CDCA.[7]

References
  1. Viv Sexton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. "Cricket: Hopes How will play in other formats", Hawke's Bay Today, 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. Women's two innings matches played by Viv Sexton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. Women's World Cup, 1st Match: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Jamshedpur, Jan 1, 1978, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. Women's World Cup, 5th Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Hyderabad (Deccan), Jan 8, 1978, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. "Women's World Cup: England victory close to farce", The Telegraph, 7 December 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. "Cricket: member for life over the moon", Hawke's Bay Today, 14 November 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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