Maia Ann Mereana Lewis (born 20 June 1970) is a New Zealand former

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er who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 9

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, 78 One Day Internationals and 1

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for

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between 1992 and 2005. She captained in 1997 and between 2003 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts,

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, North Harbour and

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. Lewis also represented New Zealand in

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, and

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, making her a triple international athlete. She retired from cricket in 2005. In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lewis was appointed a

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, for services to women's cricket. Post-retirement, Lewis has worked as

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Women's Cricket Manager and

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coach from 2006 to 2012. And later in various other sporting roles, including with the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation, and on the boards of Blind Sport New Zealand and Northland Cricket Association.

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