The Southern Districts women's cricket team was the women's representative cricket team for southern New Zealand, primarily the regions of

Otago Otago (, ; ) is a regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local go ...

and

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. From 1983–84 to 1987–88 they competed in the Hansells Cup, and were eventually replaced in the competition by a returning

team in 1998–99.

History

Southern Districts played their first match in 1969, against a touring

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side, with the match ending in a draw. Southern Districts did not play another match until the 1983–84 season, when they joined the Hansells Cup, which at the time was a 2-day competition. The team was made up of players from

, who stopped competing after the 1982–83 season, and players who missed out on the

side. They finished bottom of the group in their first season, failing to win a match. They won their first match the following season, 1984–85, beating

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, and achieved their best finish, ending the season in 4th place. Their victory over Auckland was the only win they would ever achieve, however, and they finished bottom of the league in the subsequent three season. After this, ahead of the 1988–99 season, the tournament reverted to 5 teams competing, and Southern Districts were disbanded. Otago rejoined the league in 1998–99.

Players

Notable players

Players who played for Southern Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Jenny Olson (1969) * Carol Marett (1972) * Barbara Bevege (1973) * Sue Rattray (1973) *

Sheree Harris Sheree Angela Harris (born 27 January 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in two One Day Internationals for New Zealand at the 1978 Women's World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Cant ...

(1978) * Jan Hall (1982) * Kirsty Bond (1988) *

Sarah Illingworth Sarah Louise Illingworth (born 9 September 1963) is an English-born New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 37 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 an ...

(1988) * Jennifer Turner (1988) * Debbie Ford (1988) *

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) *

Justine Russell Justine Anne Russell (born 16 November 1974) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 1 Test match and 5 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1995 and 1996. She played domestic cricket for ...

(1995) *

Delwyn Brownlee Delwyn Karen Brownlee (born 10 January 1969) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand in 1995. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts, Canterbury and Central Dist ...

(1995) * Karen Le Comber (1996)

Honours

Hallyburton Johnstone Shield The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield is the premier domestic women's one-day cricket competition in New Zealand. The tournament began in 1935–36, as a first-class competition, but is now played as a 50-over competition, with six provincial teams ...

: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best Finish:'' 4th (1984–85)

References

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History

Players

Notable players

Honours

See also

References