New Zealand Cricket names women players selected for 2003 Academy
New Zealand Cricket - 29 November 2002

New Zealand Cricket today announced the four women it has selected for its 2003 cricket high performance programme at Lincoln University.

They are:

Katey Martin
Born: 16 July 1985
State Otago Sparks squad member
Right-handed batsman/wicket-keeper

Martin has played 10 State League matches and scored a match-winning century for Otago in the National Under-21 tournament during the 2001/02 season. Katey was also a member of the 2002 New Zealand Cricket Women's Development Squad.

Sarah Tsukigawa
Born: 16 January 1982
State Otago Sparks squad member
Right-handed top-order batsman/right-arm medium-pace bowler

Tsukigawa was a participant of the Canterbury Cricket Association-sponsored Lincoln University Scholarship programme in 2002. She is currently playing her club cricket in Christchurch where she is a leading performer for the Lancaster Park/Woolston Club. She has played 10 matches for the Otago Sparks.

Rosamond Kember
Born: 28 January 1985
State Auckland Hearts squad member
Right-handed top-order batsman

Kember was drafted to Northern Districts last summer and played six matches for them in the State League. In 2001/02 she was captain of the Epsom Girls' Grammar School first XI which contested the National Secondary Schoolgirls' Tournament and was also a member of the 2002 New Zealand Cricket Women's Development Squad.

Victoria Brown
Born: 30 July 1982
State Northern Spirit squad member
Left-handed top-order batsman/right-arm off-spin bowler

Brown played seven matches for the State Northern Spirit during the 2001/02 season and also represented New Zealand 'A' against Australia Youth. She was also a member of the 2002 New Zealand Cricket Women's Development Squad.

All four women will attend Lincoln University whilst taking part in the academy programme.

© New Zealand Cricket


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Teams New Zealand.
First Class Teams Auckland, Northern Districts, Otago.
Players/Umpires Katey Martin, Sarah Tsukigawa, Rosamond Kember, Victoria Brown.