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Northern Districts men's cricket team

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Northern Districts
Personnel
CoachBJ Watling
Chief executiveBen MacCormack
Team information
Founded1955
Home groundSeddon Park
Capacity10,000
History
First-class debutAuckland
in 1955
at Hamilton
Plunket Shield wins8
The Ford Trophy wins7
Men's Super Smash wins4
Official websitewww.ndcricket.co.nz

The Northern Districts cricket team is a men's cricket team that represents the northern half of New Zealand's North Island (excluding Auckland). It is one of six major first-class cricket teams governed by New Zealand Cricket. The team competes in the Plunket Shield first-class competition, the Ford Trophy one-day competition, and the Men's Super Smash T20 competition. The T20 team is known as the Northern Brave (previously Northern Knights until the 2021–22 season.[1]

Northern Districts were the last of New Zealand's six major teams to gain first-class status, joining the Plunket Shield in the 1956–57 season. The association comprises six constituent districts: Northland Cricket Association, Counties Manukau Cricket Association, Waikato Valley Cricket, Hamilton Cricket Association, Bay of Plenty Cricket, and Poverty Bay Cricket Association.[2]

Honours

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1962–63, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2024–25.

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

2013–14, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2025–26

Grounds

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Winston Hooper, Everest to Vettori: The ND Story, Northern Districts Cricket, Hamilton, 2006

References

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  1. ↑ "Northern Districts Make Brave Change". Northern Districts. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "District Associations". Northern Districts Cricket. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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