White Ferns star Amelia Kerr top-scored, was the best bowler and was involved in a run out as her Wellington Blaze team beat the Northern Districts women by four runs in Super Smash cricket at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
Australian star Ellyse Perry played her first of two games for the Blaze but was out bowled Marama Downes for six.
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Batting first the Blaze made 150-3 in their 20 overs as Amelia Kerr made 67 not out from 51 balls opening the innings including one six and six fours.
Alongside her sister Jess they had a 101 run partnership with the younger sister finished with her career best 61 not out.
Amelia crossed the 2,000 run threshold in the competition.
Aside from Perry the other players to bat were Rebecca Burns with eight and Leigh Kasperek six.
Downes was the best of the ND bowlers with 1-20 from her four overs.
In the filed Amelia Kerr had figures of 4-18 from four overs and was involved in a run out as well.
Jess Kerr had 1-32 while Kasperek bowled 2-18. Perry bowled four overs for 44 without success.
Northern Districts eventually finished on 146-9 with plenty of partnership, but no one quite finishing the innings.
Captain Jess Watkin opened with Sri Lankan Chamari Athapaththu scoring 34 and 26 respectively while down the order it was Carol Agafili who hit 40 off 28 balls.
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