NATALIE DODD SMASHES HINDS RECORD
NATALIE DODD can't stop scoring half centuries, and her team is loving her work.
With yet another bat wave last night at Hagley Oval, captain Dodd has now scored four half centuries in this season's Dream11 Super Smash - a new Hinds record for most T20 half tons in one summer; and she scored a one-day half century in between, in the Nelson HBJ.
In her 16th season, the elegant veteran's rich vein of form has produced a T20 career best knock of 78 not out against the star-studded Wellington Blaze, and she's averaging 46.00 from her eight innings.
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Nationally, only Suzie Bates (Otago Sparks) and Katie Perkins (Auckland Hearts) have scored more T20 fifties in one summer with five, so with two rounds to play, another record is potentially on the table should Dodd do it again in Dunedin or Hamilton.
Both the Central Hinds and Central Stags are unchanged as they head into their penultimate round of the Dream11 Super Smash regular season in Otago tomorrow, with the Stags still able to qualify for this season's Finals
The luckless Hinds were out of contention even before their 25-run DLS loss to the Canterbury Magicians at Hagley Oval, while the Stags remain in a tight race for qualification at the business end of the season after losing to the Kings yesterday, with five teams effectively duelling for three spots in a tight bunch.
The Stags are just two points behind the new leaders the Kings and, while teams up north will be fretting over wet weather, the Stags at least have their next result in their own hands. with a fine forecast for Dunedin tomorrow.
ROSS TAYLOR remains sidelined by an injury sustained in practice in Christchurch.
Both the Central Stags and Hinds matches tomorrow are live and on demand at SPARK Sport, with the Hinds game also on free to air TV One, with livescoring at www.cdcricket.co.nz.
DREAM11 SUPER SMASH
ROUND NINE
UNIVERSITY OF OVAL OVAL, DUNEDIN
Sunday 29 January
11am • Central Hinds v Otago Sparks
2.40pm • Central Stags v Otago Volts
v
Otago Sparks
Natalie Dodd (captain, wicketkeeper) — Taranaki
Jess Watkin (vice-captain) — Manawatu
Georgia Atkinson — Manawatu
Ocean Bartlett — Wairarapa
Prijanaz Chatterji — Overseas player — uncapped
Flora Devonshire — Hawke’s Bay
Kate Gaging — Nelson
Claudia Green — Nelson
Mikaela Greig — Manawatu
Melissa Hansen — Wairarapa
Rosemary Mair — Hawke’s Bay
Kerry Tomlinson — Hawke’s Bay
COACH • Jamie Watkins
v
Otago Volts
Tom Bruce — captain, Taranaki
Ma'ara Ave — Manawatu
Will Clark — Hawke’s Bay
Josh Clarkson — Nelson
Jayden Lennox — Hawke’s Bay
Ajaz Patel — Hawke’s Bay
Brett Randell
Bevan Small — Manawatu
Ben Smith — Whanganui
Ray Toole — Manawatu
Bayley Wiggins — wicketkeeper, Hawke’s Bay
Will Young — Taranaki
COACH • Rob Walter
Unavailable contracted players
Dane Cleaver (BLACKCAPS in India)
Blair Tickner (BLACKCAPS in India)
Doug Bracewell (BLACKCAPS in India)
Hannah Rowe (WHITE FERNS in South Africa)
Joey Field (shoulder injury)
Seth Rance (shoulder injury)
Liam Dudding (forearm injury)
