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But when it was time to come home in 2015, McFadyen had a sporting change of heart. “I d been so immersed in hockey for four years, that it was time to give my body a rest and change tack,” she says. “I’d always loved playing cricket, so I was really keen to jump back into it.” Now, after playing her way into the Wellington Blaze and evolving into a leading runscorer and the side s No 1 wicketkeeper, McFadyen has been offered a White Ferns contract for the first time.
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Wellington Blaze keeper Jess McFadyen dismisses Northern Spirit batter Lucy Boucher in a T20 Super Smash match.
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Halliday, Mackay, McFadyen earn first White Ferns contracts
ANI
26 May 2021, 04:27 GMT+10
Auckland [New Zealand], May 25 (ANI): Northern Spirit batter Brooke Halliday, Canterbury Magicians all-rounder Frankie Mackay, and Wellington Blaze wicket-keeper Jess McFadyen have been offered White Ferns contracts for the first time.
The trio joins Blaze all-rounder Thamsyn Newton, previously contracted from 2016-2018, as the four new faces on the list for the 2021-22 season.
Mackay s inclusion comes off the back of a strong 2019-20 that peaked in Napier with her match-winning double of 46 runs and two for 20.
The Blaze pair of Newton and McFadyen are included after strong domestic form, with McFadyen given a chance to work on her wicket-keeping alongside experienced White Ferns Katey Martin.