Kristen clarke

ICC U19 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand have handed a maiden ODI call-up to pacer Kristian Clarke as a replacement for the injured Matt Henry.

The 24-year-old Clarke will join the ODI squad at training in Wellington on Friday, with injured Henry returning home to Christchurch after failing to recover from the left calf strain that ruled him out of Wednesday’s second Chemist Warehouse ODI against England in Hamilton, New Zealand Cricket said.

Clarke joins the ODI squad in good form, having notched his maiden domestic century (unbeaten 107-ball 100 not out) and claimed 3-57 in the Ford Trophy on Thursday to help his side down the Central Stags in New Plymouth.