Auckland Hearts named for Women's One Day Final

Auckland Hearts named for Women's One Day Final

Friday, 12 February 2016
The Auckland Hearts have named a strong squad for the Women's One Day Final against the Wellington Blaze.

Auckland come into the match as top qualifiers and defending champions. The Hearts squad is one that balances a lot of experience with exciting young talent.

The Hearts will be led by Victoria Lind with Katie Perkins as vice captain.

Auckland Hearts coach Elfriede Chooi believes her side are well up for the match.

“We are lucky in that the squad has such recent finals experience. Having that understanding of what it's like to play in knock out matches is hugely important.”

"The Wellington Blaze are a powerful side and we will have to execute our plans well to deal with the threats they pose. We have prepared with that in mind this week and the entire side are well aware of what they need to do."

"There is a lot of excitement in our unit to be heading into a final. This is why we play cricket and the girls are eager to defend their title."

A team for tomorrow's game will be named from the following 12 players:

Victoria Lind (C) (Auckland University)
Katie Perkins (VC) (Cornwall)
Samantha Curtis (Waitakere)
Lauren Down (Takapuna)
Maddy Green (Cornwall)
Georgia Guy (Cornwall)
Holly Huddleston (Eden Roskill)
Arlene Kelly (Waitakere)
Sara McGlashan (Auckland Uni)
Roz McNeill (Takapuna)
Lulu Matthews (Takapuna)
Anna Peterson (Auckland University)

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