Preliminary Western Fury 2010-11 squad announced

The Western Australian Cricket Association has announced a preliminary Western Fury squad of 21 for the 2010-11 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) and Women’s Twenty20 competitions.

New additions to the squad are Melville all-rounder Emma Biss and South African duo Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk. Wicket-keeper Emily Rixon is the only omission from the 2009-10 list.

Biss, 20, was a member of the Western Fury squad in 2007-08 and was invited to train with the team last summer following strong performances in the SunSmart District competition.

She was part of a 12-strong Fury team that met the ACT Meteors in a Women’s Twenty20 match last December.

20-year old Kapp is an all-rounder from Port Elizabeth who represented South Africa at the 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup in Australia and the 2009 ICC Women’s World Twenty20, while 17-year old leg-spinner van Niekirk also debuted at last year’s Women’s World Cup and has been a regular in the Proteas team since then.

The players have been invited to a session with Head Coach Steve Philippe and WACA Cricket Operations Manager Andrew Scotford to outline expectations ahead of the 2010-11 season, after which time the squad will be finalised.

WESTERN FURY PRELIMINARY SQUAD 2010-11

Cherie Bambury, Emma Biss, Donna Brown, Kate Burns, Lauren Ebsary, Avril Fahey, Rene Farrell, Sarah Fragomeni, Rachael Giggins, Carla Hunter, Mel Holmes, Marizanne Kapp, Emma King, Peta Merrilees, Jess Moyes, Lauren Shave, Lauren Stammers, Gemma Triscari, Dane van Niekerk, Jenny Wallace, Amanda Williams.

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