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Northern Districts Women
Logo of the Northern Brave
Personnel
CaptainJess Watkin
CoachPeter Borren
Team information
ColoursNK
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1999
Home groundSeddon Park, Hamilton
Secondary home ground(s)Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Cobham Oval, Whangārei
History
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Official websiteNorthern Districts

The Northern Districts women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team in New Zealand. Based in the northern half of New Zealand's North Island, they compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and also the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. The team won the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for the first time in the 2025-26 season. They play their home games at Seddon Park, Hamilton, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui and Cobham Oval, Whangārei. The T20 side is known as the Northern Brave.

History

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Northern Districts joined the New Zealand women's domestic structure in 1999–00.

Northern Districts' best finish in the Super Smash came in its inaugural season, when they finished 3rd with 3 wins.[1] In 2019–20, they reached the final of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, but lost by 67 runs to Auckland, despite batter Felicity Leydon-Davis scoring 124.[2] Northern Districts' Caitlin Gurrey was the leading run-scorer across the whole tournament, with 576 runs.[3] In 2020–21, the side finished 4th in both competitions, with 5 wins in the Shield and 3 in the Super Smash.[4][5]

On 9 October 2021, it was announced that the Northern Districts Cricket Association were combining the brands of the men's and women's teams for the Super Smash, with both teams becoming known as Northern Brave.[6]

Northern Districts' won the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for the first time in the 2025-26 season.[7]

Grounds

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Northern Districts' first match was played at St Paul's Collegiate Ground. Their primary ground soon became Westpac Trust Park, Hamilton, as well as using Wintech Park in the same city.[8]

From 2005, Northern Districts began using Blake Park, Mount Maunganui (later Bay Oval) as their main home ground, as well as later using Cobham Oval, Whangārei and returning to Westpac Trust Park, now renamed Seddon Park. The side has also occasionally used St Peter's School, Cambridge, as well as returning to St Paul's Collegiate Ground. In 2021–22 and 2022–23, they played the majority of their home games at Seddon Park, as well as playing at Bay Oval and at Cobham Oval.[8][9][10]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[11]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
3Lucy Boucher New Zealand23 October 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
13Yasmeen Kareem New Zealand8 September 1999 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm medium
23Caitlin Gurrey New Zealand19 July 1995 (age 31)Right-handed—
28Samantha Barriball New Zealand28 October 1985 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
2Carol Agafili New Zealand20 November 2002 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
4Jess Watkin New Zealand7 May 1998 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
8Eimear Richardson Ireland14 September 1986 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
15Nensi Patel New Zealand27 May 2002 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
5Holly Topp New Zealand21 August 2001 (age 24)Right-handed—
12Bernadine Bezuidenhout New Zealand14 September 1993 (age 32)Right-handed—
Bowlers
7Marina Lamplough Hong Kong28 September 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Marama Downes New Zealand4 December 2002 (age 23)UnknownRight-arm medium
19Tash Wakelin New Zealand19 December 2005 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
20Kayley Knight New Zealand20 October 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
26Shriya Naidu New Zealand26 November 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
35Jesse Prasad New Zealand19 January 1999 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
74Eve Wolland New Zealand7 July 2006 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Notable players

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Players who have played for Northern Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[12]

Olympian Emma Twigg has also represented the team, fielding as the twelfth man in Northern Districts' final match of the 2021–22 Super Smash.[13]

Coaching staff

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  • Head Coach: Peter Borren[14]

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Bezuidenhout represented both South Africa and New Zealand in international cricket.

References

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  1. ↑ "State League Twenty20 2007–08 Table". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Grand Final, Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20, 14 March 2020". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019–20 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hallyburton Johnstone 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dream11 Women's Super Smash 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Northern Districts Make Brave Change". Northern Districts. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Interactive (https://www.nvinteractive.com/), N. V. "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield". NZC. Retrieved 13 July 2026. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  8. 1 2 "Women's List A Matches played by Northern Districts Women". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Northern Districts Women". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Northern Districts Women". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Strong 2023-24 Contract List Announced for Northern Districts Women". Northern Districts. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Northern Districts Women Players". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Emma Twigg keeps her oar in – but dabbles with a bat too". Stuff. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Staff". Northern Districts. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  15. ↑ Interactive (https://www.nvinteractive.com/), N. V. "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield". NZC. Retrieved 13 July 2026. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
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