Georgie Pie Super Smash Twenty20 cricket begins in Hamilton tomorrow night when the SKYCITY Northern Knights take on Canterbury Kings from 7.10pm.
The game will showcase the return of internationals Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) and Ben Laughlin (Australia). The Knights are minus their Black Caps players due to the Test series in Australia but feature a new face in their T20 squad in the form of Nick Kelly. Kelly made his debut for The Knights in the Plunket Shield game against Auckland last month.
Greerton and Bay of Plenty allrounder Brett Hampton returns to the team after playing two T20 games for the Knights in the 2012/13 season. Other Bay of Plenty players in the Knights team are captain Daniel Flynn, Jono Boult, Dean Brownlie, while Corey Anderson remains unavailable due to injury.
Gates open at 6pm. Adults $15, Child (5-16) $5, Family (2 adults, 3 children) $30.
The SKYCITY Northern Knights team to play the Canterbury Kings:
Daniel Flynn (C), Bay of Plenty
Jono Boult, Bay of Plenty
Dean Brownlie, Bay of Plenty
Anton Devcich, Hamilton
Brett Hampton, Bay of Plenty
Nick Kelly, Counties Manukau
Scott Kuggeleijn, Hamilton
Ben Laughlin, International
Daryl Mitchell, Hamilton
Kevin O'Brien, International
Tim Seifert, Waikato Valley
Ish Sodhi, Counties Manukau
