Selwyn Times: December 01, 2021
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THE FORMATION of groundbreaking<br />
women’s cricket teams<br />
in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> District has paid<br />
dividends with the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Wahine under-16 squad already<br />
challenging for the Shirley<br />
Cowles one-day series crown<br />
in the Christchurch Metro<br />
competition.<br />
After five rounds the Wahine<br />
sit second in the five-team competition,<br />
ahead of powerhouse St<br />
Albans and another established<br />
city club, Old Boys Collegians.<br />
Their captain Elsie Duncan is<br />
also the leading run-scorer with<br />
92 at 46.0 and a highest score of<br />
52no – in spite of batting only<br />
three innings.<br />
Parents conceived the idea to<br />
form the teams last season after<br />
promising female players were<br />
generally forced to play in a<br />
mixed team in a predominately<br />
male competition locally, or join<br />
a women’s team in the city.<br />
Keri Herd and Jenny Duncan<br />
were among the parents who<br />
dreamt up the pathway after<br />
watching the Social 8 Canterbury<br />
country women’s team<br />
play on Saturday afternoons –<br />
with young girls filling in when<br />
required.<br />
There are currently four <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Wahine teams representing<br />
the club in the year 5-6, year 7-8,<br />
under-16 youth team and division<br />
1 in the Metro competition.<br />
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“It’s been great to see that<br />
within the first few months of<br />
the season there has not only<br />
been an improvement in their<br />
skills but connections and<br />
friendships have been made as<br />
well,” <strong>Selwyn</strong> Wahine spokeswoman<br />
Kylie Horgan said.<br />
“So much about sport is about<br />
camaraderie and connections<br />
. . . sometimes this can be difficult<br />
across genders especially as<br />
they move into the teenage years.<br />
“Our vision is simple – to offer<br />
females from <strong>Selwyn</strong> Cricket<br />
Club and further afield the option<br />
to play in a <strong>Selwyn</strong>-based<br />
team appropriate to their age and<br />
skill level.”<br />
Horgan added the development<br />
of the women’s game in the<br />
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Bowling over the opposition in women’s cricket<br />
IMPRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP: The <strong>Selwyn</strong> Wahine under-16 youth team have made a<br />
promising start to their first season in the Christchurch Metro cricket competition. Team<br />
members include (from left) Elsie Duncan, Eva Moore, Sherri Ball, Candice Bowles, Liz<br />
Corbett, Abby Laird, Emilie Wissel, Rachie Grout.<br />
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fast-growing district was timely<br />
given New Zealand hosts the<br />
World Cup next year.<br />
“This will help raise the profile<br />
of the game as an option for<br />
wahine to get involved in. If you<br />
can see it, you can be it.”<br />
The under-16 squad have a<br />
three-win two loss record, with a<br />
victory over Old Boys Collegians<br />
on October 30 their first of the<br />
campaign – and particularly<br />
memorable due to the venue.<br />
They were able to play on<br />
Hagley Oval, and follow in the<br />
footsteps of the provincial and<br />
international players they aspire<br />
to emulate.<br />
“It was awesome to play on<br />
the same ground where I have<br />
watched some of my favourite<br />
players such as Sophie Devine<br />
and Tom Latham play,” Duncan<br />
said.<br />
“It was even cooler to know<br />
we were playing on the exact<br />
same pitch Latham had played<br />
on a couple of days earlier for<br />
Canterbury.”<br />
Although playing on the<br />
ground itself with its test-quality<br />
wicket pitch and carpet-like<br />
outfield was unforgettable,<br />
Duncan reckoned the highlight<br />
of the encounter was “the extra<br />
energy the experience gave the<br />
girls when we went out onto<br />
the ground.”<br />
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