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Otago Sparks

January 01, 1970

The Otago Sparks is the women's cricket representative team for the New Zealand region of Otago and the surrounding area. They play their home games at University Oval, Dunedin. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition.

Otago Sparks
Personnel
CaptainSuzie Bates
CoachCraig Cumming
Team information
Colours
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1932
Home groundUniversity Oval, Dunedin
Secondary home ground(s)Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
History
First-class debutWellington
in 1940
at Basin Reserve, Wellington
HBJS wins4
SS wins1
Official websiteOtago Cricket

History edit

Otago made their first appearance in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in 1939–40, where they lost to Wellington.[1] The following period was dominated by Auckland and Wellington, however, and Otago did not record a second-place finish until 1957–58.[2] They finished second again in 1960–61 before finally winning their first title in 1962–63, winning two matches and drawing one.[3][4] In 1967–68, Otago competed in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships, finishing fourth out of five.[5]

Otago did not play in major competition between 1983–84 and 1997–98. Some Otago players instead played for Southern Districts, which competed between 1983–84 and 1987–88.[6] They returned for the 1998–99 season, but finished bottom of the one-day competition points table.[7]

Otago won their second one-day competition in 2013–14, finishing second in the group stage before beating Auckland in the final, helped by 99 from captain Suzie Bates and winning by 3 wickets off the penultimate delivery.[8][9] They won their third one-day competition in 2021–22, finishing second in the group stage to qualify for the final, before beating group winners Wellington in the final by 138 runs.[10] They won their fourth one-day competition in 2023–24, topping the group stage and defeating Wellington in the final.[11]

Otago have also competed in the Twenty20 Super Smash since its inception in 2007–08, finishing second in 2014–15 before winning the title in 2016–17.[12][13] They finished second in the group stage in 2016–17, but beat group winners Canterbury in the final, with Suzie Bates scoring 74 and Kate Heffernan taking 4/21.[14] Otago bowler Leigh Kasperek was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 8 wickets.[15]

Grounds edit

Otago played their first home Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match at University Oval, Dunedin, and the ground has remained the side's primary home ground throughout their history. They also used Logan Park and Carisbrook, also in Dunedin, until the early 2000s.[16][17]

From 2005, the side began using Molyneux Park, Alexandra and in 2007 Queens Park, Invercargill. In the 2017–18 season, they also began using Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru. In 2021–22, the side primarily used University Oval, as well as playing two games at Whitestone Contracting Stadium and three, for the first time, at Queenstown Events Centre. In 2022–23, the side used University Oval and Queenstown Events Centre for their home matches.[17][18]

Players edit

Current squad edit

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[19]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
7 Caitlin Blakely   New Zealand (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
17 Hayley Jensen   New Zealand (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
18 Paige Loggenberg   New Zealand (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
23 Suzie Bates   New Zealand (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
33 Saffron Wilson   New Zealand (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
36 Gemma Adams   New Zealand (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
49 Felicity Leydon-Davis   New Zealand (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Vice-captain
Wicket-keepers
11 Olivia Gain   New Zealand (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) Right-handed —
21 Bella James   New Zealand (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25) Right-handed —
29 Polly Inglis   New Zealand (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 27) Right-handed —
Bowlers
5 Louisa Kotkamp   New Zealand (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
10 Molly Loe   New Zealand (2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
14 Sophie Oldershaw   New Zealand (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
23 Chloe Deerness   New Zealand (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break
24 Eden Carson   New Zealand (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
30 Emma Black   New Zealand (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
46 Poppy-Jay Watkins   England (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Left-arm medium

Notable players edit

Players who have played for Otago and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[20]

Coaching staff edit

Honours edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Milburn represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket.

References edit

  1. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939–40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1957–58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1960–61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1962–63 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1967/68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ Watkin, Evan (October 2015). (PDF). Cricket Wellington. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ "State Insurance Cup 1998–99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition 2013–14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Auckland Women v Otago Women, 25 January 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Final, Queenstown, Feb 27 2022, New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition: Wellington Women v Otago Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023–24". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  13. ^ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Canterbury Women v Otago Women, 11 February 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling in New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016/17 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Otago Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Otago Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Otago Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Exciting prospects earn contracts for the SBS Bank Otago Sparks". Otago Cricket. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Otago Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Coach seeks to get most out of Sparks". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

January 01, 1970
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The Otago Sparks is the women s cricket representative team for the New Zealand region of Otago and the surrounding area They play their home games at University Oval Dunedin They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one day competition and the Women s Super Smash Twenty20 competition Otago SparksPersonnelCaptainSuzie BatesCoachCraig CummingTeam informationColoursFoundedFirst recorded match 1932Home groundUniversity Oval DunedinSecondary home ground s Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru Queenstown Events Centre QueenstownHistoryFirst class debutWellingtonin 1940at Basin Reserve WellingtonHBJS wins4SS wins1Official websiteOtago Cricket Contents 1 History 2 Grounds 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 3 2 Notable players 4 Coaching staff 5 Honours 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesHistory editOtago made their first appearance in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in 1939 40 where they lost to Wellington 1 The following period was dominated by Auckland and Wellington however and Otago did not record a second place finish until 1957 58 2 They finished second again in 1960 61 before finally winning their first title in 1962 63 winning two matches and drawing one 3 4 In 1967 68 Otago competed in the Australian Women s Cricket Championships finishing fourth out of five 5 Otago did not play in major competition between 1983 84 and 1997 98 Some Otago players instead played for Southern Districts which competed between 1983 84 and 1987 88 6 They returned for the 1998 99 season but finished bottom of the one day competition points table 7 Otago won their second one day competition in 2013 14 finishing second in the group stage before beating Auckland in the final helped by 99 from captain Suzie Bates and winning by 3 wickets off the penultimate delivery 8 9 They won their third one day competition in 2021 22 finishing second in the group stage to qualify for the final before beating group winners Wellington in the final by 138 runs 10 They won their fourth one day competition in 2023 24 topping the group stage and defeating Wellington in the final 11 Otago have also competed in the Twenty20 Super Smash since its inception in 2007 08 finishing second in 2014 15 before winning the title in 2016 17 12 13 They finished second in the group stage in 2016 17 but beat group winners Canterbury in the final with Suzie Bates scoring 74 and Kate Heffernan taking 4 21 14 Otago bowler Leigh Kasperek was the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 8 wickets 15 Grounds editOtago played their first home Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match at University Oval Dunedin and the ground has remained the side s primary home ground throughout their history They also used Logan Park and Carisbrook also in Dunedin until the early 2000s 16 17 From 2005 the side began using Molyneux Park Alexandra and in 2007 Queens Park Invercargill In the 2017 18 season they also began using Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru In 2021 22 the side primarily used University Oval as well as playing two games at Whitestone Contracting Stadium and three for the first time at Queenstown Events Centre In 2022 23 the side used University Oval and Queenstown Events Centre for their home matches 17 18 Players editCurrent squad edit Based on squad announced for the 2023 24 season Players in bold have international caps 19 No Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters 7 Caitlin Blakely nbsp New Zealand 1996 01 07 7 January 1996 age 28 Right handed Right arm medium All rounders 17 Hayley Jensen nbsp New Zealand 1992 10 07 7 October 1992 age 31 Right handed Right arm medium 18 Paige Loggenberg nbsp New Zealand 2003 10 15 15 October 2003 age 20 Right handed Right arm medium 23 Suzie Bates nbsp New Zealand 1987 09 16 16 September 1987 age 36 Right handed Right arm medium Captain 33 Saffron Wilson nbsp New Zealand 2001 12 05 5 December 2001 age 22 Right handed Right arm medium 36 Gemma Adams nbsp New Zealand 2002 02 15 15 February 2002 age 22 Right handed Right arm medium 49 Felicity Leydon Davis nbsp New Zealand 1994 06 22 22 June 1994 age 29 Right handed Right arm medium Vice captain Wicket keepers 11 Olivia Gain nbsp New Zealand 2002 01 02 2 January 2002 age 22 Right handed 21 Bella James nbsp New Zealand 1999 01 27 27 January 1999 age 25 Right handed 29 Polly Inglis nbsp New Zealand 1996 05 31 31 May 1996 age 27 Right handed Bowlers 5 Louisa Kotkamp nbsp New Zealand 2005 09 16 16 September 2005 age 18 Right handed Right arm medium 10 Molly Loe nbsp New Zealand 2003 06 25 25 June 2003 age 20 Right handed Right arm medium 14 Sophie Oldershaw nbsp New Zealand 1998 05 20 20 May 1998 age 25 Right handed Right arm leg break 23 Chloe Deerness nbsp New Zealand 2005 08 23 23 August 2005 age 18 Right handed Right arm off break 24 Eden Carson nbsp New Zealand 2001 08 08 8 August 2001 age 22 Right handed Right arm off break 30 Emma Black nbsp New Zealand 2001 08 08 8 August 2001 age 22 Right handed Right arm medium 46 Poppy Jay Watkins nbsp England 2004 01 24 24 January 2004 age 20 Right handed Left arm medium Notable players edit Players who have played for Otago and played internationally are listed below in order of first international appearance given in brackets 20 nbsp Marge Bishop 1935 nbsp Merle Hollis 1935 nbsp Helen Allan 1935 nbsp Esther Blackie 1949 nbsp Eris Paton 1954 nbsp Betty Sinclair 1954 nbsp Mary Webb 1957 nbsp Daphne Robinson 1961 nbsp Trish McKelvey 1966 nbsp Louise Clough 1969 nbsp Carol Marett 1972 nbsp Jan Hall 1982 nbsp Gillian McConway 1982 nbsp Shona Gilchrist 1984 nbsp Catherine Campbell 1988 nbsp Clare Taylor 1988 nbsp Pauline te Beest 1990 nbsp Jill Saulbrey 1995 nbsp Rachel Pullar 1997 nbsp Paula Flannery 2000 nbsp nbsp Rowan Milburn 2000 a nbsp Amanda Green 2003 nbsp Alex Blackwell 2003 nbsp Katey Martin 2003 nbsp Beth McNeill 2004 nbsp Suzie Bates 2006 nbsp Sarah Tsukigawa 2006 nbsp Lynsey Askew 2006 nbsp Laura Marsh 2006 nbsp Emma Campbell 2010 nbsp Morna Nielsen 2010 nbsp Kate Ebrahim 2010 nbsp Beth Langston 2013 nbsp Nicole Bolton 2014 nbsp Hayley Jensen 2014 nbsp Felicity Leydon Davis 2014 nbsp Leigh Kasperek 2015 nbsp Amanda Jade Wellington 2016 nbsp Kate Heffernan 2018 nbsp Alice Davidson Richards 2018 nbsp Kirstie Gordon 2018 nbsp Linsey Smith 2018 nbsp Marina Lamplough 2019 nbsp Shebani Bhaskar 2019 nbsp Hannah Darlington 2021 nbsp Natasha Miles 2021 nbsp Eden Carson 2022 Coaching staff editHead Coach Craig Cumming 21 Honours editHallyburton Johnstone Shield Winners 4 1962 63 2013 14 2021 22 2023 24 Women s Super Smash Winners 1 2016 17See also editOtago cricket teamNotes edit Milburn represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket References edit Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield 1939 40 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1957 58 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1960 61 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1962 63 Table CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Australian Women s Cricket Championships 1967 68 CricketArchive Retrieved 12 October 2021 Watkin Evan October 2015 The History of Women s Domestic Cricket in New Zealand PDF Cricket Wellington Archived from the original PDF on 11 April 2017 Retrieved 6 April 2021 State Insurance Cup 1998 99 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 New Zealand Women s One Day Competition 2013 14 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Auckland Women v Otago Women 25 January 2014 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Final Queenstown Feb 27 2022 New Zealand Cricket Women s One Day Competition Wellington Women v Otago Women ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 27 February 2022 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023 24 CricketArchive Retrieved 25 February 2024 New Zealand Women s Twenty20 Competition 2014 15 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 New Zealand Women s Twenty20 Competition 2016 17 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Canterbury Women v Otago Women 11 February 2017 CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Bowling in New Zealand Women s Twenty20 Competition 2016 17 Ordered by Wickets CricketArchive Retrieved 6 April 2021 Women s First Class Matches played by Otago Women CricketArchive Retrieved 4 April 2021 a b Women s List A Matches played by Otago Women CricketArchive Retrieved 4 April 2021 Women s Twenty20 Matches played by Otago Women CricketArchive Retrieved 4 April 2021 Exciting prospects earn contracts for the SBS Bank Otago Sparks Otago Cricket 18 August 2023 Retrieved 14 November 2023 Otago Women Players CricketArchive Retrieved 7 April 2021 Coach seeks to get most out of Sparks Otago Daily Times Retrieved 4 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otago Sparks amp oldid 1210167396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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