http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sophie-Frances-Monique-Devine-c90726 make White Ferns comeback – Cricket News Update
New Zealand Cricket on Thursday named its experienced 14-woman squad to tour Sri Lanka next month to play in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Championship. Medium fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nicola-Jane-Browne-c79480 and all-rounder Sophie Devine have both returned
to bolster the squad at the marquee event.
Browne, the 28-year-old Waikato seamer, debuted for her country ten years ago and went on to play 2 Tests, 108 One Day Internationals and 34 T20 Internationals, before bidding farewell to international cricketer last year in August.
Her tally of 33 T20 wickets is the highest among the Kiwi women of all times. She was the second highest wicket-taker in the previous edition of Women’s World T20, held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in 2010, and was declared player of the tournament.
"We are pleased to have Nicola Browne back," said New Zealand selector Kim Littlejohn. "She was the player of the tournament in the last http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 and offers the group a great deal of experience and leadership," he added further.
Littlejohn was also happy to have Devine back, who also plays hockey for her country.
"Sophie Devine also returns to the side having made a fast return to cricket from her time with NZ Hockey. She is a quality all-rounder and we expect she will play a key role in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758," Littlejohn hoped.
Expressing satisfaction over White Ferns build-up to the esteemed tournament, New Zealand coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Raymond-Stead-c58556 hoped the side to make the best use of the experience they have gained during the recent warm-up series in Sri Lanka.
"The recent warm-up series in Sri Lanka was invaluable and we believe this is the squad that will make the best use of the conditions we will come across,” said Stead.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, will continue skippering the side.
The latest instalment of the marquee tournament gets underway at Galle on September 26. The White Ferns have been placed in Group B, alongside hosts Sri Lanka, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 and West Indies, and will play their first match against
the Windies women on the opening day.
New Zealand Women World T20 squad: Suzie Bates (captain), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sian-Elizabeth-Ansley-Ruck-c90176, Sophie
Devine
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