Central Hinds

Central Hinds
Personnel
CaptainHannah Rowe
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

The Central Hinds are the women's representative cricket team of the Central Districts Cricket Association, based in central New Zealand (excluding Wellington). The Major Association team is the only female team to draw players from both the main islands of 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 originally known as Central Districts Women.

History

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]

Central Districts first joined the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in the 1979–80 season, finishing 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 national women's 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 title in 2009–10, with the final rained off and lifting the trophy 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 at Pukekura Park.[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 was runner-up in the 2023–24 Super Smash, making the final for the first time since 2016. They lost to Wellington by one run (DLS) on the final ball of the match.[13]

Grounds

The team's 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 (from 2021–22) Saxton Oval, Nelson, and play both their home and away Super Smash matches as doubleheaders with the Central Stags.[14][15][16]

2026/27 squad

  • Number denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
-Yasmeen Kareem New Zealand8 September 1999Left-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
21Emma McLeod ‡ New Zealand28 March 2006Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
30Cate Pedersen New Zealand31 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
88Kerry-Anne Tomlinson ‡ New Zealand19 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
-Abby Treder New Zealand28 January 2006Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
All-rounders
23Georgia Atkinson New Zealand23 April 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCDCA contract
26Flora Devonshire ‡ New Zealand13 February 2003Left-handedLeft-arm off breakNZC contract
25Ashtuti Kumar New Zealand19 July 2003Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
74Hannah Rowe ‡ New Zealand3 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumNZC contract
Wicket-keepers
19Kate Gaging New Zealand19 July 2001Right-handed—CDCA contract
-Jessie Hollard New Zealand3 November 2003Right-handed—CDCA contract
Bowlers
34Aniela Apperley New Zealand12 September 2004Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
37Elizabeth Cohr New Zealand17 October 2002Right-handedRight-arm off breakCDCA contract
-Grace Foreman New Zealand4 March 2005Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract
7Rosemary Mair ‡ New Zealand7 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm mediumNZC contract
10Jess Ogden New Zealand7 January 2002Right-handedRight-arm mediumCDCA contract

Notable players

Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[17]

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

Honours

See also

References

  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Central Districts Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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