CK vs NK 16th Match Prediction

CK vs NK Team Previews

Canterbury Kings

The Canterbury Kings team is being led by Cole McConchie in this competition. They won their second match of the season in their last appearance as they beat Auckland Aces by 14 runs. Yet, they are still placed way below in the points table at the number 5 position. They will have to win this match for moving up in the points table. In the first game they played against Northern Knights, they won easily. McConchie will be expecting his players to draw inspiration from this fact and repeat a similar performance in this game as well.

Ken McClure and Chad Bowes will need to do a good job in the match. Their side has not received too many good partnerships at the top of the order. The Canterbury middle order has also been inconsistent. They will expect better performances from batters such as the skipper Cole McConchie, Leo Carter, Mitchell Hay, ZG Foulkes, and Cam Fletcher. As far as the bowling attack is concerned, Canterbury will look at Ed Nuttall and William O'Rourke to provide a great start with the new ball.

Northern Knights have some good batsmen in their middle and lower middle order. Todd Astle is an experienced campaigner and will be entrusted with the job of stopping the flow of runs in the middle overs together with Foulkes, McConchie, and Angus McKenzie. Canterbury was lucky to win their match as it was a rain-curtailed game. They won it by the D/L method with a reduced target. Ken McClure was looking quite good though it was a brief stay at the wicket. He hit 32 runs from 14 balls with 3 sixes and 3 fours to take his side home with many balls to spare.

Northern Knights

The Northern Knights outfit is led by Jeet Raval. Jeet Raval's men had to share points in their last match against Otago Volts after the game had to be abandoned due to rain. Northern Knights have won a couple of matches so far but they will have to find some rhythm, as the competition is moving toward an important stage. The team lost to the Canterbury Kings last year but they will be keen to stage a comeback and do well in this game. One batter that is doing a good job at the top of the order for Knights is Katene Clarke.

Clarke will need to provide a good start to the Knights' innings together with Tim Seifert. The Northern Knights' middle order will be anchored by Jeet Raval and he will have to develop a partnership with Fredrick Walker and Henry Cooper. This is one aspect of their performance they need to work on. The team will also need decent contributions from the likes of Brett Hampton and Peter Bocock in their lower middle order. As far as the Northern Knights bowling is concerned the side will hope for good performances from Tim Pringle and Zak Gibson.

Katene Clarke is having some issues with his line but he will have to pull up his socks with Joe Clarke in the middle overs. Knights are also expecting a good showing from the likes of Hampton and Fredrick Walker. The Northern Districts team won the last full game they played against Wellington. This game was played on the 4th of January in Wellington. Batting first Wellington men scored 136 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. The Northern Districts men made light work of this modest total by winning it in 18.4 overs with 6 wickets to spare.