Match Preview
Central Hinds take on Auckland Hearts in Game No. 12, to be played at the Pukekura Park in New Plymouth. Hinds are placed right at the bottom of the points table with 3 losses from as many games
Hearts too haven’t had the best of starts to their season, with just 1 win from their 3 games, and to make matters worse for them they’ll be without the services of 3 of their star players in Fran Jonas, Izzy Gaze & the in-form Anna Browning, who’ve all left for the U19 WC
H2H Record
Both sides are evenly matched on the H2H count, with Hearts having won only 1 extra game to take an 11:10 lead
This will be the 4th H2H game at this venue, Hearts have a lead of 2:1 after the previous 3 games
Top Performers H2H
Natalie Dodd (CH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 7 | Runs- 229 | Avg- 38
Katie Perkins (AH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 17 | Runs- 417 | Avg- 32
Rosemary Mair (CH), Bowler- RAM
Inns- 10 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 18 | SR- 18
Arlene Kelly (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 14 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 20 | SR- 21
Holly Huddleston (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 12 | Runs- 278 | Avg- 46 | Wkts- 15 | Avg- 20
Top Performers at Venue
Hannah Rowe (CH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 13 | Runs- 292 | Avg- 37 | Wkts- 8
Arlene Kelly (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 13 | SR- 12
Bella Armstrong (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 3 | Runs- 63 | Avg- 63 | Wkts- 1
Rosemary Mair (CH), Bowler- RAM
Inns- 11 | Wkts- 13 | Avg- 18 | SR- 18
Top Picks
Natalie Dodd (CH), Batter- RHB
- Healthy H2H record: Inns- 7 | Runs- 229 | Avg- 38
- Top scored in her previous H2H outing, with a knock of 57
- Her last 5 H2H outings make for great reading: 57, 49*, 28, 43, 40
Arlene Kelly (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- Figures of 4-0-28-4 in the previous H2H game at this venue
- Impressive H2H record: Inns- 14 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 20 | SR- 20
- 3 wickets at an average of 23 this season
Claudia Green (CH), Bowler- RAM
- Hinds’ highest wicket-taker this season, with 5 wickets to her name
- Figures of 4-0-23-3 in the previous game which was played at this very venue
Lauren Down (AH), Batter- RHB
- Finished unbeaten on 63* in the previous H2H game at this venue
- Scored 36 runs in the previous H2H game
Differential Picks
Bella Armstrong (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- Averages 63 at the venue
- Good all-round record in H2H games: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 19 | Runs- 88 | Avg- 29
- Figures of 3-0-24-2 in the previous H2H game
Katie Perkins (AH), Batter- RHB
- Was the POTM in the previous H2H game for her knock of 67
- Leading run-getter in H2H games: Inns- 17 | Runs- 417 | Avg- 32
Rosemary Mair (CH), Bowler- RAM
- Scored 34 runs & finished with figures of 3.3-0-20-1 in the previous game
- Leading wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 11 | Wkts- 13 | Avg- 18 | SR- 18
- Very good H2H record: Inns- 10 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 18 | SR- 18
Holly Huddleston (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- She’ll be playing her 1st game of the season
- Has a marvelous all-round record in H2H games: Inns- 12 | Runs- 278 | Avg- 46 | Wkts- 15 | Avg- 20
- Picked 2 wickets, the last time she played at this venue
Safe Captaincy Pick
Hannah Rowe (CH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- She put on a stellar all-round performance in the previous game: 50 runs & figures of 4-0-11-2
- Her 82 runs this season are the most by a Hinds batter
- Has picked 4 wickets at an average of 13.75 this season
- Leading run-getter at the venue: Inns- 13 | Runs- 292 | Avg- 37
- Decent all-round record in H2H games: Inns- 12 | Runs- 171 | Avg- 29 | Wkts- 9
Differential Captaincy Pick
Jess Watkin (CH), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- Her 240 runs at the venue are the 2nd most
- She also has the 2nd most number of wickets at the venue: Inns: 11 | Wkts: 11 | Avg: 24 | SR: 22
- Decent all-round record in H2H outings: Inns- 11 | Runs- 263 | Avg- 26 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 26 Registered figures of 4-0-16-2 in her previous H2H outing
Player to Avoid
Georgia Atkinson (CH), Bowler- RALB
- She didn’t bowl any overs in the previous game, and isn’t likely to bowl again in this fixture
- She’s picked just the 2 wickets across 9 H2H outings, averaging 59.5
Base Team
WK: Natalie Dodd
BAT: Katie Perkins, Saachi Shahri, Lauren Down
AR: Holly Huddleston, Jess Watkin, Hannah Rowe, Bella Armstrong
BOWL: Arlene Kelly, Claudia Green, Rosemary Mair
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