The Word with Wendy Petrie

Young gun cricketer Fran Jonas on how a watershed pay equity deal is inspiring the next generation and that dangerous left arm spin.


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Young gun cricketer Fran Jonas is just 18 and part of a new wave of White Ferns inspiring a new generation in the sport. With a watershed pay equity deal by New Zealand Cricket granting females the same match fees as their male counterparts, Fran says it’s an exciting time. She grew up playing cricket with the boys until she was 10. Her Dad who’d never played cricket, became her coach. The unorthodox left arm spinner who notched up the Commonwealth Games and World Cup says she loves cricket more than ever. Find out how that dangerous left arm spin came about.

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