CENTRAL HIND ROSEMARY MAIR has been forced out of the upcoming WHITE FERNS tour to England with a bone stress reaction in her left shin.

Our consistent Napier seamer with 28 appearances for New Zealand was named in the 16-strong touring squad last week - alongside fellow Central Hinds pace bowlers HANNAH ROWE and CLAUDIA GREEN, but Mair will now remain at home in CD to focus on full recovery.

Mair has been replaced by young Auckland Hearts seamer Molly Penfold who receives her maiden WHITE FERNS squad call-up.

WHITE FERNS Head Coach Bob Carter said the news comes as a blow as the team prepare to depart.

“It’s very unfortunate news for Rosemary who has started to form a key part of our bowling attack in recent times,” he said.

 

“Rosemary is naturally gutted she can’t tour, but we wish her well with the injury and look forward to having her back on the park soon.”

Central Districts joins with Carter in wishing our WHITE FERN a swift recovery ahead of a big calendar of women's cricket this summer.

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The WHITE FERNS depart for England from Auckland International Airport at on Friday 13 August with the first T20i against England on 2 September at County Ground, Chelmsford

All WHITE FERNS v England ODIs and T20is will be streamed LIVE on Spark Sport.

Click here for a full schedule.

TOURING SQUAD TO ENGLAND

Sophie Devine — captain — Wellington Blaze

Amy Satterthwaite — vice-captain — Canterbury Magicians

CLAUDIA GREEN — uncapped — Central Hinds

HANNAH ROWE — Central Hinds

Suzie Bates — Otago Sparks

Lauren Down — Auckland Hearts

Maddy Green — Wellington Blaze

Brooke Halliday — Northern Spirit

Hayley Jensen — Otago Sparks

Jess Kerr — Wellington Blaze

Katey Martin — Otago Sparks

Leigh Kasperek — Wellington Blaze

Jess McFadyen — uncapped — Wellington Blaze

Thamsyn Newton — Wellington Blaze

Molly Penfold — uncapped — Auckland Hearts*

Lea Tahuhu — Canterbury Magicians

*replaces Rosemary Mair (injured)

#CLAUDIAGREEN  #ROSEMARYMAIR  #HANNAHROWE

Article added: Wednesday 11 August 2021