Cricket: White Ferns stalwart retires

Haidee Tiffen has retired from international cricket after leading New Zealand to second place at the recent women's World Cup in Australia.

Tiffen made her international debut against South Africa in the 1998-99 season aged 19, then developed into one of the best allrounders in the game.

Tiffen, a Christchurch teacher, said on Radio Sport today the time was right to leave the game.

New Zealand's World Cup win in 2000 on home soil would be a highlight of her career.

Tiffen played 117 international one-dayers, averaging 30.72 with the bat and took 49 wickets at an average of 19.48.

She also played two tests and nine international Twenty20s.

- NZPA