Kristian Clarke called into ODI BLACKCAPS squad | Henry to return home

Northern Districts pace-bowler Kristian Clarke has been called up to the BLACKCAPS for the first time.

The 24-year-old will join the ODI squad at training in Wellington today as a replacement for the injured Matt Henry. 

Henry will return home to Christchurch today, after failing to recover from the left calf strain that ruled him out of Wednesday’s second Chemist Warehouse ODI against England in Hamilton.

Clarke joins the ODI squad in good form, having notched his maiden domestic century and claimed 3-57 in the Ford Trophy yesterday to help his side down the Central Stags in New Plymouth. 

Clarke, who was born and raised half an hour from Hamilton in Te Awamutu, first emerged as a player to watch when he starred for New Zealand with bat and ball at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa. 

Since debuting for Northern Districts in 2022, he has played 75 first class games across the three formats, and toured with New Zealand A to Bangladesh earlier this year. 

The BLACKCAPS third and final ODI against England is a day-night match at Sky Stadium on Saturday.

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