The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand

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teams that make up

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. They are based in the northern half of the

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(excluding

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). They compete in the

Plunket Shield New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield. History The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...

first-class competition, the

Ford Trophy The Ford Trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the ''New Zealand Cricket one-day com ...

domestic one-day competition and the

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T20 competition as the Northern Brave. The T20 team was previously known as the Northern Knights until the 2021–22 season, when both the men's and

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teams were rebranded under the same name. Northern Districts, the last of the six current teams to attain first-class status, joined the Plunket Shield competition in 1956–57. The six district associations that make up Northern Districts are the Northland Cricket Association, Counties Manukau Cricket Association, Waikato Valley Cricket, Hamilton Cricket Association, Bay of Plenty Cricket and Poverty Bay Cricket Association.

Honours

(8) 1962–63, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12. *

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(7) 1979–80, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10. *

(3) 2013–14, 2017–18, 2021-22

Grounds

Seddon Park Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. History Seddon Park was named aft ...

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(primary home ground) *

Bay Oval Bay Oval is a cricket ground in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty area of New Zealand. The ground was built in Blake Park and opened in 2005. Bay Oval has hosted men's and women's international limited overs matches since 2014. It h ...

, Blake Park

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Cobham Oval Cobham Oval is a cricket ground in Whangarei, New Zealand, next to the Okara Park rugby stadium. It stages daytime-only first-class and List A matches. It is the home ground and headquarters of the Northland cricket team The Northland cric ...

, Whangarei *

Harry Barker Reserve Harry Barker Reserve is a cricket and hockey ground in Te Hapara, Gisborne, New Zealand. Establishment The Gisborne City Council purchased the Turanganui Golf Course in 1962, and developed it into a housing estate on the Pacific Coast Highway. Th ...

, Gisborne *

Owen Delany Park Owen Delany Park is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Taupo, New Zealand. The main sports played there are Rugby and cricket, though several other sports are accommodated on a permanent basis and numerous other events on a one-off basis. Hist ...

, Taupo

Squad

Contracted players for the 2017/18 Season * No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps.

References

External links

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List of first-class matches played by Northern DistrictsNorthern Districts men's cricket team
{{Champions League Twenty20 teams 1955 establishments in New Zealand New Zealand first-class cricket teams * Cricket clubs established in 1955 Cricket in Northern Districts

Honours

Grounds

Squad

See also

Further reading

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