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NEWCASTLE’S SAM BATES PREPARES TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA

Newcastle cricketer Sam Bates has been selected for her first international tour.
The Canberra-based 22 year old will head to Dubai later this month with the Shooting Stars, the Australian-A women’s team, to face the England Academy.
“I have no idea what to expect, it’s great and daunting at the same time. We’ll just see what comes.”
Bates started her career as a fast bowler, but a knee injury at 17 changed her focus.
“For years my Dad had told me to bowl spin. Since then my career flew.”

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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