White Ferns Sarah McGlashan, Rachel Candy and Abby Burrows hosted a training session for young female cricketers in Palmerston North yesterday.
The session was part of the MILO Shield, a two day cricket tournament where the top four national primary and intermediate school teams from around the country compete for the title of national champions.
Cricket is becoming increasingly popular amongst girls in New Zealand, with over 7000 taking part in junior cricket in 2009.
“The MILO Shield competition is an outstanding opportunity for young girls to display their cricket skills,” said Tawa Intermediate teacher Pam Clarke.
“The added bonus of having a training session with the White Ferns makes for a very exciting tournament. It has inspired the girls for both the competition and their futures in cricket.”
Waimea captain, Sophie O’Connell, said that her team had learnt a lot from the session. “It’s been great to meet the White Ferns and they are quite cool as well,” she said.
