Cricket: Injuries force changes on Otago team

Injuries have forced three changes on the Otago team for their Plunket Shield cricket match against Canterbury, starting in Queenstown on Friday.

Aaron Redmond, Neil Wagner and James McMillan have all been omitted due to to injury. In their places come Darren Broom, Warren McSkimming and debutant James Fuller.

Batsman Redmond is having further problems with stomach and hip injuries that have kept him off the field for much of the season, while his flatmate McMillan also picked up a slight abdominal strain in last week's win over Auckland. Fast bowler Wagner is suffering from stiffness in his lower back.

Otago: Craig Cumming (Captain), Nick Beard, Derek de Boorder, Darren Broom, Anthony Bullick, James Fuller, Shaun Haig, Mathew Harvie, Warren McSkimming, Leighton Morgan, Greg Todd, Sam Wells.

 

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