In the virtual final against the New Plymouth Power on Sunday, the Levin team won by eight wickets. New Plymouth scored 142-5 batting first, with Emily Cunningham scoring 77 not out and Rosemary Mair making 31 not. The Coastal Challengers reached 145-2 in 16.3 overs, where Watkin hit 93 not out from 62 balls. She said she didn’t know she had been that close to a century, but wasn’t bothered. Watkin was happy her side hadn’t lost a game and had done a good job developing young players. “It’s really exciting to see the amount of young talent we have coming through to get experience against some of the Hinds.”
In their first appearance at the Basin Reserve, the Hinds must have wished the turf would gobble them up. They put Devine down from consecutive Georgia Atkinson deliveries when she was on 54, again when she was on 62, and a fourth time when she was on 82 – an easy caught and bowled chance by Melissa Hansen.
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Central Hinds player Hannah Rowe catches Wellington Blaze opener Maddy Green at long-off at the Basin Reserve on Sunday afternoon. Impressive leg-spinner Atkinson, who nabbed 1-26 from her spell, must have felt sick as three of them were shelled off her bowling. Speaking to Spark Sport post-match, Devine labelled her innings “pretty poor” due to the chances she gifted.
Magicians captain Frankie Mackay dominated with both bat and ball.
A captain’s knock from Frankie Mackay and excellent glove work by Laura Hughes helped the Magicians secure a comprehensive victory over the Central Hinds during their Twenty20 Super Smash match on Sunday. Captain Frankie Mackay scored 48 and took four wickets for just 10 runs, leading her side to an 8 wicket victory in Christchurch.
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Magicans keeper Laura Hughes stood up to the stumps against the Hinds Mackay won the toss and elected to bowl on the green pitch in front of 8000 fans who took advantage of free entry into Hagley Oval.