The North Harbour women's cricket team was the women's representative
cricket
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team for the
North Shore and
Rodney District
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. From 1990–91 to 1993–94 they competed in the
New Zealand Pub Charities National Tournament, replacing
North Shore. The team merged with
Auckland
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ahead of the 1994–95 season.
History
North Harbour joined the
New Zealand Pub Charities National Tournament in 1990–91, replacing
North Shore.
They finished bottom of the league in their first season, losing all five of their matches.
The following season, they recorded their first win, against
Canterbury B, and finished 4th overall. They finished bottom of the group again in 1992–93, but recorded their best finish in 1993–94, placing joint-second in the league stage before losing the semi-final against eventual winners
Canterbury
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.
Following that season, North Harbour merged with
Auckland
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.
Players
Notable players
Players who played for North Harbour and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
*
Ingrid Jagersma (1984)
*
Maia Lewis
Maia Ann Mereana Lewis (born 20 June 1970) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 9 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals and 1 Twenty20 International for New Zealand between 1992 and 2005. She ...
(1992)
*
Clare Nicholson (1995)
*
Helen Daly (1996)
Honours
*
Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
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:
** Winners (0):
** ''Best finish:'' Semi-Final (1993–94)
See also
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North Shore women's cricket team
The North Shore women's cricket team was the women's representative cricket team for North Shore. They played their home games primarily at Devonport Domain, Devonport. From 1965–66 to 1989–90 they competed in the Hallyburton Johnstone Sh ...
*
Auckland Hearts
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References
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Women's cricket teams in New Zealand
Cricket in Auckland