PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONThe Otago Sparks kept their playoff prospects alive with a emphatic 66-run win against Canterbury in Alexandra yesterday. Not to be outshone, Australian import Amanda-Jade Wellington thumped 42 from 21 in a devastating unbroken partnership with Bates. The visiting side’s prospects rested on the shoulders of experienced opener Frankie Mackay. Wellington picked up two more wickets and also made a cracking throw in from the boundary to help run out Gabby Sullivan. At Eden Park Outer Oval, competition leader Wellington overhauled Auckland’s total of 111 for nine with six wickets in hand.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 30, 2019 15:22 UTC