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Last updated on Thu, 15 Mar, 2018 Matt Henry, the New Zealand fast bowler, penned a deal with Kent for the first part of the 2018 County season, on Wednesday (March 14). He is expected to play the County's first seven Championship matches and the Royal London Cup. The New Zealand pacer has already played for Worcestershire and Derbyshire in County cricket. He has also represented Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League The pacer has played 9 Tests, 35 ODIs and 6 T20Is for his country. He has mainly tasted success in the 50-over version, bagging 67 scalps at 24.59. Kent's director of cricket Paul Downton said: "Matt is an excellent bowler who will add international experience as well as pace and penetration to our attack in the opening months of the season.

New Zealand Women continued their ruthless run and handed Windies Women their fourth consecutive loss of the tour on Wednesday (March 14). In the first T20I, the hosts sealed an eight-run win to take a 1-0 lead at the Bay Oval after sweeping the ODI series 3-0. Set 168, Windies could manage just 159 for 6 to continue their poor run. Put in, New Zealand were dented early when they lost Sophie Devine for just six in the third over. However, the early success didn't last long for Windies as Suzie Bates (49) and Katey Martin (54) collaborated to score 76 for the second wicket to get the innings going. Bates fell on the first ball of the 12th over but Amy Satterthwaite ensured the momentum wasn't lost. She hammered 36 off 19 to take the team past 140 in the 16th over. However, once she was dismissed, the innings wobbled and the hosts had to settle for 167 for 6. In the chase, Merissa Aguilleira made things tough for her team as she struggled her way to 5 off 14.

                                                                     New Zealand XI in Hamilton on Wednesday (March 14). The two-day game, being played under lights with a pink ball, started well enough for England as the hosts were reduced to 30 for 5, but by the close the New Zealand team had brilliantly recovered to make 376 runs in the day. The game is not a first-class match and both teams have agreed that they will bat and bowl a full day each which means that some of the New Zealand XI batted twice at Seddon Park today, which certainly complicated things for the scorers. Although the format is not ideal, the home side are at least stronger opposition than England faced in their Ashes warm-up games. The highlights for the home side were Kyle Jamieson and Tom Blundell with both scoring hundreds during a partnership of 176 in the afternoon and evening sessions while Scott Kuggeleijin, coming in at number nine, had some fun with a cameo of 45 from 37 balls which includ

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