Wellington Blaze team for Action Cricket second round

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Thursday 8 December 2011

Wellington Blaze team for second round Action Cricket competitions

The Wellington Blaze squad to host the Northern Spirit at Barton Oval at Trentham Memorial Park in round two of the 2011-12 domestic Women’s Action Cricket Cup One-Day and Action Cricket Twenty20 competitions on 9, 10 and 11 December is:

Megan Wakefield (captain)
Michelle Bunkall
Rebecca Burns
Maddy Chapman
Lucy Doolan
Deanna Doughty
Melinda Hodgson
Suzie McDonald
Thamsyn Newton
Elizabeth Perry
Sian Ruck
Andrea Stockwell
Sarah Taylor

There are three changes and one additional player to the Blaze squad (13 players) that beat the Otago Sparks in all three matches in the season opener at Mosgiel last weekend.

Allex Evans and Renee Moffitt were not considered for selection due to injury and Kelly Sutherland is unavailable for this round.

Rebecca Burns, Maddy Chapman, Suzie McDonald and Thamsyn Newton join the squad.

Wicket-keeper Andrea Stockwell will play her 50th first-class 50-over game. This includes 14 matches for Central Districts.

Last year, the Blaze beat the Northern Spirit by 48 runs and 8 wickets in their two Action CricketTwenty20 matches and defeated them by 25 runs in a high scoring 50-over match.

The Spirit had a Twenty20 loss and two abandonments due to rain in their first set of matches against the Central Hinds last weekend.

Match Details

Who: Wellington Blaze v Northern Spirit
What: Action Cricket domestic women’s Twenty20 and Action Cricket Cup One-Day round two
When: This Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Twenty20 Friday from 4.00pm and Sunday from 10.00am; One-Day match Saturday from 10.30am.
Entry: Free entry
Live scoring: Visit www.firebirds.co.nz for live scoring of all three matches

The Wellington Blaze’s full Action Cricket Cup and Action Cricket One-Day competition schedule this summer is:
Wellington Blaze’s draw for the 2011-12 domestic women’s season is:
• Friday 2 – Sunday 4 December v Otago Sparks, Brooklands Park, Mosgiel Won all three matches
• Friday 9 – Sunday 11 December v Northern Spirit, Barton Oval Upper Hutt
• Tuesday 27 – Thursday 29 December v Canterbury Magicians, Bert Sutcliffe Oval Lincoln
• Monday 2 January – Wednesday 4 January v Auckland Hearts, Kelburn Park Wellington
• Saturday 7 January – Monday 9 January v Central hinds, Fitzherbert Park Palmerston North
• Saturday 14 January – Action Cricket Cup (50-over) final TBC
• Sunday 15 January – Action Cricket Twenty20 final TBC

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