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Northern Spirit
File:Northern Spirit (cricket team) logo.png
Personnel
CaptainBrooke Halliday
CoachJoanne Broadbent
Team information
ColoursNK
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1999
Home groundSeddon Park, Hamilton
Secondary home ground(s)Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
History
HBJS wins0
SS wins0
Official websiteNorthern Districts

The Northern Spirit is the women's representative cricket team of the Northern Districts Cricket Association, based in the northern half of New Zealand's North Island. They play their home games at Seddon Park, Hamilton. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition (as Northern Districts) and the Super Smash Twenty20 competition.

History

Northern Districts joined the New Zealand women's domestic structure in 1999–00, finishing bottom of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in their first year of competing.[1] Northern Districts have consistently been one of the poorest performers in both the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Twenty20 Super Smash, which began in 2007–08, and are the only current side to have not won a trophy.[2]

Northern Districts' best finish in the Super Smash came in its inaugural season, when they finished 3rd with 3 wins.[3] In 2019–20, they reached the final of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, but lost by 67 runs to Auckland, despite batter Felicity Leydon-Davis scoring 124.[4] Northern Districts' Caitlin Gurrey was the leading run-scorer across the whole tournament, with 576 runs.[5] In 2020–21, the side finished 4th in both competitions, with 5 wins in the Shield and 3 in the Super Smash.[6][7]

Grounds

Northern Districts' first match was played at St Paul's Collegiate Ground. Their primary ground soon became Westpac Trust Park, Hamilton, as well as using Wintech Park in the same city.[8]

From 2005, Northern Districts began using Blake Park, Mount Maunganui (later Bay Oval) as their main home ground, as well as later using Cobham Oval, Whangarei and returning to Westpac Trust Park, now renamed Seddon Park. The side as also occasionally used St Peter's School, Cambridge, as well as returning to St Pauk's Collegiate Ground. In 2021–21, they played the majority of their home games at Seddon Park, as well as two match each at Bay Oval and Cobham Oval.[8][9][10]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad for the 2020/21 season. Players in bold have international caps.[11]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
3 Lucy Boucher  New Zealand (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
23 Caitlin Gurrey  New Zealand (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29) Right-handed —
All-rounders
6 Kate Anderson  New Zealand (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
8 Eimear Richardson  Ireland (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
10 Lily Mulivai  Samoa (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
13 Felicity Leydon-Davis  New Zealand (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
15 Nensi Patel  New Zealand (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
16 Brooke Halliday  New Zealand (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium Captain
17 Alisha Rout  New Zealand (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
24 Georgina Harris  New Zealand (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
– Makayla Templeton  New Zealand (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
– Naomi Matthews  Ireland (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
1 Olivia Lobb  New Zealand (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
12 Bernadine Bezuidenhout  New Zealand (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30) Right-handed —
– Holly Topp  New Zealand (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23) Right-handed —
– Annie Ewart  New Zealand (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) Right-handed —
Bowlers
2 Shriya Naidu  New Zealand (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
9 Carolyn Esterhuizen  New Zealand (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break
18 Lauren Heaps  New Zealand (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
21 Emma Baker  New Zealand (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
88 Charlotte Sarsfield  New Zealand (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Meddy Hyde  New Zealand (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Kayley Knight  New Zealand (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Notable players

Players who have played for Northern Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[12]

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Joanna Broadbent[13]

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Bezuidenhout represented both South Africa and New Zealand in international cricket.

References

  1. ^ "State Insurance Cup 1999–00 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ Watkin, Evan (October 2015). "The History of Women's Domestic Cricket in New Zealand" (PDF). Cricket Wellington. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "State League Twenty20 2007–08 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20, 14 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Central Hinds Team". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Northern Districts Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Northern Districts Head Coaches Selected for 2020–21". Northern Districts. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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