Tom Latham will be the Black Caps wicketkeeper after a stint behind the stumps for Canterbury yesterday. Photo / Photosport
Canterbury opener Tom Latham will take the wicketkeeping gloves in tomorrow's opening Chappell Hadlee ODI match at Eden Park.
Wellington's Tom Blundell, his province's regular wicketkeeper, is in the squad, but will sit out the first game of the three-match series in favour of Latham, who has done plenty of
wicketkeeping during his career but is essentially viewed as a part timer.
Latham did well in what may have amounted to a dress rehearsal for Canterbury in their win over Auckland in the Ford Trophy at Rangiora yesterday.
Not only did he made a half century but snapped up two stumpings from spinner Tim Johnston.
''We haven't finalized the XI but that's one spot we're going to go with, particularly in the first game," captain Kane Williamson said today.
