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All-rounder slots into new role
Sarah Tsukigawa is really expanding on the role of an all-rounder.
Otago Sparks
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Jensen’s return boost for Sparks
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Jensen’s return boost for Sparks
The Sparks have got some power back.
Cricket: Nine-wicket loss takes gloss off Martin’s ton
Cricket: Nine-wicket loss takes gloss off Martin’s ton
Katey Martin will be livid.
Cricket: Sparks seeking to strike
Cricket: Sparks seeking to strike
The Otago Sparks head into a series of games this weekend looking for some consistency and knowing a poor effort could put a serious dent in their title aspirations.
Cricket: Late stand fails to save Sparks’ ‘poor’ show
Cricket: Late stand fails to save Sparks’ ‘poor’ show
Otago Sparks coach Warren Lees felt his side let a golden opportunity slip away through some poor batting.
Cricket: Revitalised Inglis back for Sparks
Cricket: Revitalised Inglis back for Sparks
The Otago Sparks have made one change to the squad for the series of games against Northern Districts beginning in Lincoln tomorrow.
Cricket: High hopes for Sparks squad
Cricket: High hopes for Sparks squad
Otago Sparks coach Warren Lees' trademark move is to play the underdog card but not this season.
Cricket: Sparks get started in November
Cricket: Sparks get started in November
The Otago Sparks' domestic season will get under way with a twenty20 match against Auckland at Eden Park No 2 on November 27.
Cricket: Series loss far from pointless
Cricket: Series loss far from pointless
A couple of individual highlights were followed by disappointment for the White Ferns on Saturday.
Cricket: Nervy Sparks outclassed by Blaze
Cricket: Nervy Sparks outclassed by Blaze
The Otago Sparks might have been beaten even before they took the field for the twenty20 final against Wellington at a sun-drenched University Oval on Saturday.
Cricket: Season rests on result of next match
Cricket: Season rests on result of next match
Friday night shapes as a season-defining match for the Otago Sparks.
Cricket: Skipper Bates guides Sparks to timely victory
Cricket: Skipper Bates guides Sparks to timely victory
The Otago Sparks celebrated the festive season with a drought-ending win against the Central Hinds at Lincoln yesterday.
Cricket: Sparks lose two games at weekend
Cricket: Sparks lose two games at weekend
The Otago Sparks' one-day title defence is on the rocks following four consecutive defeats.
Cricket: Sparks not yet firing in defence of one-day trophy
Cricket: Sparks not yet firing in defence of one-day trophy
The Otago Sparks have discovered winning the one-day trophy could prove a lot easier than defending it.
Cricket: Bates delighted for team-mates
Cricket: Bates delighted for team-mates
Otago Sparks batsman Caitlin Blakely's heart sank when her captain, Suzie Bates, was bowled for 99.
Cricket: Ignorance of score bliss for Martin
Cricket: Ignorance of score bliss for Martin
Perhaps it is just as well Katey Martin was unaware exactly how close she was to posting her maiden hundred during a one-day game last week.
Cricket: Sparks doused in rain-hit encounter
Cricket: Sparks doused in rain-hit encounter
The Otago Sparks' wet weekend in Lincoln was a mixed success.
Cricket: Sparks' chance of making final slight
Cricket: Sparks' chance of making final slight
Heavy rain in Dunedin yesterday has made it difficult for Otago Sparks to make the women's one-day cricket final against Auckland.
Cricket: Form a matter of training and focus, not hocus-pocus
Cricket: Form a matter of training and focus, not hocus-pocus
If Suzie Bates had a lucky pair of batting gloves, they would have to be under lock and key until game day.
Cricket: Otago century due for Martin
Cricket: Otago century due for Martin
If anyone deserves a century in their 100th game, it is Katey Martin.