Lauren Down

Lauren Renee Down is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Auckland and New Zealand. She made her Women's One Day International cricket debut for New Zealand Women against the West Indies Women on 4 March 2018. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International squad for their series against South Africa. Later the same month, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. She made her WT20I debut for New Zealand, against South Africa, on 9 February 2020.
In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. However, Down was ruled out of New Zealand's squad after suffering an injury during the fifth WODI match against India. In June 2022, Down was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, but was later ruled out of the tournament.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, it was announced that Down was taking a break from cricket for personal reasons.
She returned to the New Zealand squad for their tour of England in June 2024 and was also named in the travelling party for their One-Day International series in India in October that year.