Whanganui's Jess Watkin plays her part in the Hinds 247 run win over the Otago Sparks on Sunday.
Whanganui's Jess Watkin plays her part in the Hinds 247 run win over the Otago Sparks on Sunday.
Thankfully Whanganui's former White Fern Jess Watkin was not required to shine with the bat, but her spinners were surely a factor in the Central Hinds' excellent win over the Otago Sparks in a one day 50-over match in Palmerston North on Sunday.
Opening with Taranaki's Natalie Dodd, Watkin wasout for a duck after facing just two balls, while Dodd went on to score 142, which added to captain Anlo van Deventer's 169 gave the Hinds a total of 339 after 50 overs. Twenty-eight extras helped the cause.
The Sparks batters strugled tocope with the Hinds attack which included a three wicket haul from Watkin for just 19 runs and five wickets from Mikaela Greig.
The Manawatu player took her five scalps for a paltry 15 runs from just four overs. Sparks skipper and opener Caitlin Blakley did best with the bat scoring 29 before being caught by Dodds from a Watkin ball. The Hinds won by 247 runs.
