No Jensen for clash against Canterbury

Hayley Jensen. PHOTOS: ODT FILES
Hayley Jensen. PHOTOS: ODT FILES
The Otago Sparks will be without White Ferns all-rounder Hayley Jensen for its match against Canterbury at Hagley Oval tomorrow.

Jensen has been struggling with a knee complaint and has been ruled out.

She has been replaced in the line up by Saffron Wilson, who will be making her twenty20 debut for the province if she makes the starting XI.

Jensen missed the last match when she pulled up lame the day before the heavy loss to Wellington.

Her absence for tomorrow’s game was hinted at earlier in the week but it is hoped she will return for the Sparks’ final two twenty20 round-robin matches, possibly as a specialist batswomen.

Wilson has played just four one-day games for Otago. The Christchurch-born all-rounder has nabbed four wickets and chipped in with useful knock of 23 not out.

Marina Lamplough has also been called into the 13-strong squad to strengthen the bowling options.

She is a little more established in the team and has played five twenty20 internationals for Hong Kong.

The right-arm medium pacer has not had much luck with the ball for Otago, though.

In 14 one-day matches for the province she has picked up just two wickets at an average of 227, while she is wicketless in 11 twenty20s for the province.

The Sparks have two wins from seven matches but were outclassed when they played Canterbury earlier in the tournament.

Classy left-hander Amy Satterthwaite stroked an unbeaten 56 from 40 deliveries at Molyneux Park late last year to guide her side to a comfortable eight-wicket win.

She is the competition’s leading scorer with 292 runs at an average of 73 and shapes as a major threat again.

But Kate Ebrahim is not far behind. The Canterbury all-rounder has accumulated 198 runs at an average of 99.

 

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