STAR DUO BACK FOR BASIN

Brucie's back | PHOTOSPORT

Captain Tom Bruce and star spinner Ajaz Patel will be back in green for the Central Stags tomorrow, returning from the BLACKCAPS and New Zealand A squads respectively ahead of a free-admission Ford Trophy clash at the Basin Reserve.

With just two rounds to go in the national one-day competition, the Stags now need other results to fall their way to make the top three playoffs, after a Jeet Raval century saw competition leaders the Aces snare another win at Pukekura Park on Sunday.

 

 

 

The match was not without its highlights for the Stags, Doug Bracewell making a smooth return to top cricket and 21-year-old Bayley Wiggins promoted to open the innings and slamming 98 off 109 balls in his very first innings at List A Ford Trophy level. 

The young keeper-batsman impressed after having been called in to the side for the previous round for regular keeper Dane Cleaver, who was away belting a first-class career best 196 for New Zealand A against India A.

Bruce’s return from the BLACKCAPS squad sees him also return to the captaincy after Ben Smith deputised for the past three rounds. Bruce and Patel replace Greg Hay and Jayden Lennox in the twelve.

The penultimate rounds of the regular season get underway at 11am tomorrow with live scoring with video highlights at www.nzc.nz.

The Stags then return to Pukekura Park for Sunday’s final round against Canterbury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL STAGS squad

Round 9 • Central Stags v Wellington Firebirds

Basin Reserve, Wellington

11AM, Wednesday 5 February 2020

 

Tom Bruce – captain — Taranaki

Doug Bracewell — Hawke’s Bay

Josh Clarkson — Nelson

Willem Ludick — Nelson

Kieran Noema-Barnett — Hawke’s Bay

Ajaz Patel — Hawke’s Bay

Seth Rance — Wairarapa

Brad Schmulian — Hawke’s Bay

Ben Smith — Whanganui

Bayley Wiggins — wicketkeeper — Hawke’s Bay

Ben Wheeler — Marlborough

George Worker — Manawatu

Coach — Aldin Smith

 

Unavailable for selection

Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner — BLACKCAPS

Dane Cleaver, Will Young — NZ A

Adam Milne, Bevan Small, Ben Stoyanoff — injury/rehabilitation

 

 


 

 

Article added: Tuesday 04 February 2020

 

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