New Zealand women’s coach Ben Sawyer expressed his happiness as pace bowler Rosemary Mair and wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze made it to the White Ferns’ women’s squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Mair makes a return after featuring last in the international colours back at the Commonwealth Games in August last year. She was omitted from the team’s trips to the West Indies and the T20 World Cup in South Africa. 19-year-old Gaze comes into the squad as a backup for Bernadine Bezuidenhout. She was also a player who missed out on the campaign in South Africa. Sawyer welcomed back the pair, saying in a statement released by New Zealand Cricket on Thursday, “We’re excited to have Rosemary and Izzy back.”
“Both players have worked hard on their respective games since their last international tours, and we’re looking forward to seeing how they handle the challenges that this tour will bring,’ he added.
“They both bring their own unique strengths to the group, and we hope that they’ll contribute to what will hopefully be a successful tour,” Swayer added.
