Anna Crowley
Anna Crowley is a New Zealand field hockey player.
Personal life
Crowley was born on 8 February 2000 in New Plymouth, and grew up there. She is the daughter of Alan Crowley, who played representative rugby union for, the niece of rugby union coach and former player Kieran Crowley, and the cousin of Casey Crowley, who is also a member of the Black Sticks.Career
Under–21
Crowley made her international debut for New Zealand at Under–21 level. She represented the New Zealand women's national under-21 [field hockey team|junior squad] in a 2019 Women's Under–21 [Tri Nations Hockey Tournament|2019 Tri–Nations Tournament] in Canberra.Black Sticks
In 2021, Crowley received her first call up to the national squad.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Crowley was unable to make her debut for the national team in 2021. She was named in the national squad again in 2022, which eventually lead to her international debut. She made her first international appearance against Australia women's national field [hockey team|Australia] during the Trans–Tasman Series in Auckland. Following her debut, Crowley was named in the squads for the FIH World Cup in Terrassa and Amsterdam, as well as the Hockey at the [2022 Commonwealth Games - Women's tournament|Commonwealth Games] in Birmingham.
Crowley continued representing the Black Sticks into 2023, appearing during season four of the FIH Pro League.
At the end of the 2024 season, she joined Reading Hockey Club. During the 2024–25 [Women's England Hockey League season] she was part of the Reading team that won the league title.