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Anlo van Deventer made an unbeaten 63 to lead the Central Hinds to their first Super Smash win.
Anlo van Deventer played a starring role while the sun shone at Pukekura Park on Monday before Monique Rees held her nerve to lead the Central Hinds to their first win in the Twenty20 Super Smash. Van Deventer finished not out on 63 off 40 balls – her highest T20 score – after sharing in an unbeaten partnership of 88 with White Fern Hannah Rowe (25no off 27) for the fourth wicket to power them to 126-3 from their 17 overs after they were sent in by the Otago Sparks.
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.
Hannah Roe was “blown away.”
Eva Guerrero felt “more confusion than anything.”
Kayla Disher stayed up until 2 a.m., watching updates come through on Tik Tok.
The seniors at Beech Grove High School outside Indianapolis watched Wednesday s riot at the U.S. Capitol unfold on social media sites such as Twitter. As supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building, the teens found themselves disappointed.
Disappointed in the rioters. Disappointed in the country’s political leaders. Disappointed in the law enforcement response and the double standard they saw in it. Disappointed in the media portrayal.
“There are a lot of double standards,” Guerrero said. “If that had been a different protesting group, would there have been a completely different reaction? Would there have been more force?”
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Hearts captain Lauren Down carried her bat the entire innings, scoring 64 not out, guiding her team to victory.
The sun shone down on the Auckland Hearts at New Plymouth’s stunning Pukekura Park as they claimed their second victory of the Super Smash in a game that came down to the wire. Luck was on the side of Hearts captain Lauren Down. She won the toss and elected to bat against the Central Hinds. Down delivered a captain’s knock, carrying her bat throughout the innings, finishing with 64 not out off 63 balls. It’s a return to form for the captain who brought up her 50 in the 15th over with an elegant four through the covers. In her 50th game for the side, her luck continued when she was dropped in the 16th over.
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At just 14 years old, Kate Chandler snared a five-wicket haul for the Wellington Blaze against the Canterbury Magicians in Christchurch on Saturday.
The Canterbury Magicians have been handed their first defeat of this season’s domestic one-day competition thanks to the stunning exploits of Wellington Blaze 14-year-old Kate Chandler. In their round five Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match at Christchurch s Hagley Oval on Saturday, the top of the table Cantabs were hammered by eight wickets after being skittled for 155. That was chiefly thanks to leg-spinner Chandler snaring 5-41 off 9.1 overs, as the hosts collapsed from 117-4 at the 34-over mark, to be all out in 46.1 after being sent in.