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Central Hinds

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The Central Hinds are the women's representative cricket team of Central Districts Cricket Association, based in central New Zealand. They play their home games at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, Saxton Oval, Nelson and McLean Park, Napier. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition and were formerly known as Central Districts Women.

Central Hinds
Personnel
CaptainMikaela Greig
CoachDeepak Joon
Team information
ColoursCS Green and gold
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1979
Home groundPukekura Park, New Plymouth
Saxton Oval, Nelson
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
McLean Park, Napier
History
First-class debutCanterbury
in 1979
at Porritt Park, Christchurch
HBJS wins3
SS wins1
Official websiteCentral Hinds

History

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Central Districts Cricket Association comprises eight District associations: Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Whanganui in the North Island, and Marlborough and Nelson in the South Island.[1]

The Major Association team is the only female team to draw players from both the main islands of New Zealand.

Central Districts joined the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for the 1979–80 season and finished fourth with one win and three draws.[2] In 1982–83, they finished second for the first time, behind Canterbury, who dominated the period.[3]

The Central Hinds won their first title in 2005–06 (when the one-day competition was named the State League), finishing second in the group stage before beating Canterbury in the final, helped by three wickets from Zara McWilliams and 55* from Sara McGlashan.[4][5] They were the runner-up in 2007–08 before winning their second one-day competition in 2009–10, with the final rained off and therefore winning the title as they had topped the group stage.[6][7] They also won their only Super Smash title the same season, beating Auckland in the final by eight wickets.[8]

The Central Hinds won their third one-day title in 2018–19, topping the group stage before beating the Auckland Hearts in a home final.[9] Central Hinds batter Natalie Dodd was the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 652 runs.[10]

Dodd and then-captain Anlo van Deventer set a New Zealand women's List A partnership record (all wickets) of 328 during the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, for the second wicket against the Otago Sparks at Fitzherbert Park on 3 March 2019.[11] In December 2019, Dodd and Jess Watkin set a national first-wicket record in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with a partnership of 216 at Karori Park, Wellington.[12]

The side were runners-up in the 2023–24 Super Smash, making the final for the first time since 2016. They lost to Wellington by one run (DLS) off the final ball of the match.[13]

Grounds

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Central Districts' first primary home ground was Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North, with some matches played at Ongley Park in the same city.[14]

In the 1990s, the side began playing at Victoria Park, Whanganui, as well as Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North. In 1998, the team began playing in Napier, especially at Nelson Park, but also later at McLean Park. From the 2000s, their primary grounds were Pukekura Park, New Plymouth and Fitzherbert Park, along with stints at grounds such as Queen Elizabeth Park and Cornwall Park, Hastings.

Since 2020–21, the Central Hinds have primarily used Pukekura Park, McLean Park, Fitzherbert Park and, since 2021–22, Saxton Oval, Nelson, and play both their home and away Super Smash matches as double-headers with the Central Stags.[14][15][16]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on contracted squad announced for the 2024-25 season.[17] Players in bold have international caps.

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
21 Emma McLeod   New Zealand (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break CDCA contract
88 Kerry-Anne Tomlinson   New Zealand (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium CDCA contract
All-rounders
4 Mikaela Greig   New Zealand (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break CDCA contract
6 Thamsyn Newton   New Zealand (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium CDCA contract
23 Georgia Atkinson   New Zealand (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break CDCA contract
25 Ashtuti Kumar   New Zealand (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break CDCA contract
26 Flora Devonshire   New Zealand (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Left-arm off break CDCA contract
27 Ocean Bartlett   New Zealand (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break CDCA contract
74 Hannah Rowe   New Zealand (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium NZC contract
– Priyanaz Chatterji   Scotland (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
3 Natalie Dodd   New Zealand (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
19 Kate Gaging   New Zealand (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23) Right-handed — CDCA contract
Bowlers
2 Anna Gaging   New Zealand (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium CDCA contract
7 Rosemary Mair   New Zealand (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium NZC contract
- Grace Foreman   New Zealand (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium CDCA contract
20 Claudia Green   New Zealand (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium CDCA contract
34 Aniela Apperley   New Zealand (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium CDCA contract

Notable players

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Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[18]

Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally in sports other than cricket are listed below:

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Districts Cricket Association/Districts". Central Districts Cricket Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1979–80". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Hansells Cup 1982–83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "State League 2005–06/Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Canterbury Women v Central Districts Women, 28 January 2006". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "State League 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ "New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition 2009–10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Central Districts Women v Auckland Women, 30 January 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018–19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018–19 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Hinds smash massive NZ 2nd wicket record". New Zealand Cricket. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Watkin & Dodd Break NZ Record". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Turn and burn: Blaze wins nailbiting Grand Final". New Zealand Cricket. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Women's First-Class Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Taranaki Teen Earns First Contract". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Central Districts Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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