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Pullar and Taylor ensure fiery Otago opening pair
Steve Davie - 27 November 2002

Internationals Rachel Pullar and Clare Taylor will spearhead the State Otago Sparks' bowling attack in this summer's State League series.

Pullar is a five-year veteran with the TelstraClear White Ferns while Taylor, awarded an MBE recently for her services to the game, has 15 years of international experience behind her for England. Taylor played for the Sparks in 2000/01 following the CricInfo Women's World Cup in New Zealand.

Coach Geoff Rodden will also be able to call on the services of long-serving provincial representatives Kirsten Spence and Megan Kane, while the team will be captained for the second successive year by Sarah Helmore, who has been drafted from Canterbury.

Debut players this season are Claire Thompson and Adele Crawley.

The Sparks' season runs from mid-December through to mid-February.

The State Otago Sparks this summer are: Sarah Helmore (captain), Natalie Bannerman, Adele Crawley, Jenna Innes, Alana Kane, Megan Kane, Katherine Lynch, Katey Martin, Rachel Pullar, Elizabeth Scurr, Kirsten Spence, Clare Taylor, Claire Thompson, Sarah Tsukigawa.

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