‘‘After Nick advised the agent, I contacted him and he came back a few days later, maybe a week later, with a deal,’’ Tayla said.
‘It didn’t take long.”
“It was pretty exciting.’’
The right-arm medium-pace bowler is the only female player featuring in Poverty Bay premier grade cricket with best figures of 5-37.
She plays 40-over cricket for her family club, Pirates, following in the footsteps of her father Craig and grandfather Kevin, and played in last season’s inaugural Walker Shield T15 Blast, an IPL franchise-type competition, for the Auto Tyres Eagles.
She has also played for Poverty Bay sides, Northern Districts (ND) age-group sides, ND Maori Women and for the senior women’s side, the ND Spirit.
“I’m a bowler, first change or so.
“I had a pretty good season I guess.
“There’s always room for improvement.’’
Tayla has coaching experience with primary school cricket and junior colts T15 cricket, and has run PBCA cricket awareness programmes in schools.
Her only previous overseas experiences have been two trips to Rarotonga as a member of the ND Maori women’s team.
Tayla said she knew little about Dutch cricket.
The Dutch women’s cricket team obtained test status in 2007 but have played only one test match.
The men’s side regularly qualify for major cricket tournaments, with one highlight being a win against England at the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup.
Kampong has six men’s sides and a women’s team and their venue hosts international matches.
Teja Nidamanuru, who has played one-day cricket and T20 matches for Auckland, has been signed as player-coach of the premier men’s team.
Tayla hopes to travel around England and on the Continent when her contract ends.
In England, she will meet up with two South Africans who played and coached in Poverty Bay last season, Graham Hudson and her Pirates teammate Matt Crampton.
