The Central Hinds are the women's representative

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team of the Central Districts Cricket Association, based in central

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. They play their home games at

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, Napier,

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and other CDCA home venues. They compete in the

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one-day competition and the

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Twenty20 competition.

History

The

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comprises eight District associations:

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, Manawatu,

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and

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in the

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, and

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and

in the

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. Central Districts joined the

for the 1979–80 season and finished fourth with one win and three draws. In 1982–83, they finished second for the first time, behind

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, who dominated the period. Central Districts won their first title in 2005–06 (when the one-day competition was named the State League), finishing second in the group stage before beating Canterbury in the final, helped by three wickets from Zara McWilliams and 55 * from

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. They were runners-up in 2007–08 before winning their second one-day competition in 2009–10, with the final rained-off and therefore winning the title as they had topped the group stage. They also won their only Super Smash title the same season, beating

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in the final by eight wickets. Central Districts won their third one-day title in 2018–19, topping the group stage before beating Auckland in the final. Central Districts batter

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was the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 652 runs.

Grounds

Central Districts' first primary home ground was Manawaroa Park,

, with some matches played at Ongley Park in the same city. In the 1990s, the side began playing at

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, as well as

in Palmerston North. In 1998, Central Districts began playing in Napier, especially at Nelson Park, but also later at

. From the 2000s, their primary grounds were

and

, along with stints at grounds such as Queen Elizabeth Park and Cornwall Park,

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. In 2020–21, Central Districts primarily used Pukekura Park, as well as McLean Park for two matches with Super Smash matches being played as doubleheaders with the men's team, the Central Stags for the third consecutive season. In 2021–22, the side used

for the first time, as well as returning to Donnelly Park, McLean Park and Fitzherbert Park.

Players

Current squad

Based on players for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): *

Viv Sexton Vivian Sherill Stephens (; 8 November 1953 – 5 September 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in two One Day Internationals for New Zealand at the 1978 World Cup. She played domestic cr ...

(1978) *

Linda Fraser Linda Mary Fraser (born 30 October 1953) is a New Zealand former cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each compris ...

(1982) *

Di Caird Susan Diana Caird (born 24 November 1958) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in four One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1984. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts, Wellington ...

(1984) * Rose Signal (1984) * Liz Signal (1984) * Jackie Clark (1984) * Penny Kinsella (1988) * Trudy Anderson (1993) * Karen Musson (1993) * Delwyn Brownlee (1995) *

Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976) is an English former cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled slow left arm spin. She held the presidency of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2021 until 2022. She made her England One Day Internati ...

(1995) * Helen Daly (1996) * Rebecca Rolls (1997) * Rachel Pullar (1997) *

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(1999) * Donna Trow (1999) * Hannah Lloyd (1999) *

Paula Gruber Paula Anne Gruber (born 30 November 1974) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 2 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2000. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Auck ...

(2000) *

Erin McDonald Erin Teresa McDonald (born 25 November 1980) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in three Women's One Day International matches for New Zealand in 2000, and was part of New Zealand's squ ...

(2000) * Emily Travers (2000) *

Aimee Watkins Aimee Louise Watkins (; born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. Career Watkins appeared in 2 Test matches, 103 One Day Internationals and 36 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2002 and ...

(2002) *

(2003) *

Eimear Richardson Eimear Ann Jermyn Richardson (born 14 September 1986) is an Irish cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She plays domestic cricket for Northern Districts, having previously played for Central Districts an ...

(2005) *

Rachel Priest Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 June 1985 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She played for New Zealand between 2007 and 2020. Career Domestic and franchise In May 2018, ...

(2007) *

Rachel Candy Rachel Helen Candy (born 23 July 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 18 One Day Internationals and 10 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2007 and 2013. She played domestic ...

(2007) * Abby Burrows (2009) *

(2010) *

Kate Ebrahim Kate Ellen Ebrahim (; born 11 November 1991) is a New Zealand cricketer. In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months. In October 2018, she was named ...

(2010) * Liz Perry (2010) * Esther Lanser (2010) * Kerry-Anne Tomlinson (2011) *

Hannah Rowe Hannah Maree Rowe (born 3 October 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer. She made her debut in international cricket against England women on 26 January 2015. She is right-hand batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace. In August 2018, she was awarde ...

(2015) *

Jess Watkin Jessica Marie Watkin (born 7 May 1998) is a New Zealand cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for New Zealand against Ireland Women on 6 June 2018. On debut, she and Suzie Bates made the highest partnersh ...

(2018) *

Priyanaz Chatterji Priyanaz Anjum Chatterji (born 12 August 1993) is a Scottish cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She played for the Scotland women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier i ...

(2018) *

Rosemary Mair Rosemary Alison Mair (born 7 November 1998) is a New Zealand cricketer. In January 2019, she was named in New Zealand's squad for their series against India. Mair made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for New Zealand aga ...

(2019) * Rebecca Burns (2022) Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally in sports other than cricket are listed below: * Kendra Cocksedge -

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* Liz Perry -

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

double international * Rebecca Rolls -

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double international

Coaching staff

*Head Coach: Jamie Watkins

Honours

: ** Winners (3): 2005–06, 2009–10, 2018–19 *

: ** Winners (1): 2009–10

References

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