Hawke's Bay teenager Aniela Apperley could make her Central Hinds debut this weekend, having been called up for the first time at the New Zealand Cricket domestic level. 

Apperley is among an influx of up-and-coming players as Hannah Rowe and Rosemary Mair depart for the White Ferns series against India and subsequent ICC Women’s World Cup after having been named in the New Zealand squad yesterday, while regular keeper-batter Natalie Dodd remains out with a broken finger.

Central Hinds coach Jamie Watkins said Aniela has impressed at both the last two years' national Under 19 tournaments.

"Aniela still has one more year too, and we have also seen her perform in both the Mike Shrimpton Trophy and Central Super League.

"She has the ability to bowl consistently in all phases of the game, notably upfront in the Power Play, and also coming in at key times at the back end of the innings. She has grabbed a lot of wickets with her ability to bowl consistently in the channel, asking questions of the batters."

With the country in Red under the Protection Framework, there will be no public admission to this weekend's two fixtures as the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield resumes, and there will be one eye on an inclement weather forecast as the Hinds embark on their final four matches of the regular season, in the push for Grand Final qualification.

The Hinds are currently in third place, with 14 points and need to make the top two to qualify. 

Both Saturday and Sunday's matches begin behind closed gates at 10.30am (weather permitting) with livescores at cdcricket.co.nz

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