Steve Jenkin is new White Ferns coach

New Zealand women have appointed Steve Jenkin as their new coach on a part-time 19-month contract.

Jenkin has previously coached the Australian's women team to World Cup glory in 2005 and was also a senior coach at Australia's Centre of Excellence. "New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is pleased to appoint Steve as White Ferns coach," said NZC chief executive Martin Snedden. "He has a proven track record at international level and will take the White Ferns forward both as individual players and as a team."