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. 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]
Players
Current squad
- Number denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- Template:Double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 18 | Hollie Armitage Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of England.svg England | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 21 | Emma McLeod Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | CDCA contract |
| 39 | Vanessa Taylor | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 5 | Abby Treder | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 88 | Kerry-Anne Tomlinson Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | CDCA contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 23 | Georgia Atkinson | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | CDCA contract |
| 27 | Ocean Bartlett | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | CDCA contract |
| – | Priyanaz Chatterji Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 26 | Flora Devonshire Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Left-handed | Left-arm off break | CDCA contract |
| 25 | Ashtuti Kumar | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | CDCA contract |
| 6 | Thamsyn Newton Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | CDCA contract |
| 74 | Hannah Rowe Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | NZC contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 19 | Kate Gaging | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | — | CDCA contract |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 34 | Aniela Apperley | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | CDCA contract |
| - | Grace Foreman | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | CDCA contract |
| 2 | Anna Gaging | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | CDCA contract |
| 20 | Claudia Green | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | CDCA contract |
| 7 | Rosemary Mair Template:Double-dagger | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | NZC 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]
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- Template:Flagicon Viv Sexton (1978)
- Template:Flagicon Linda Fraser (1982)
- Template:Flagicon Di Caird (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Rose Signal (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Liz Signal (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Jackie Clark (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Penny Kinsella (1988)
- Template:Flagicon Trudy Anderson (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Karen Musson (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Delwyn Brownlee (1995)
- Template:Flagicon Clare Connor (1995)
- Template:Flagicon Helen Daly (1996)
- Template:Flagicon Rebecca Rolls (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Rachel Pullar (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Kate Pulford (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Donna Trow (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Hannah Lloyd (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Paula Gruber (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Erin McDonald (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Emily Travers (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Aimee Watkins (2002)
- Template:Flagicon Sara McGlashan (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Eimear Richardson (2005)
- Template:Flagicon Rachel Priest (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Rachel Candy (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Abby Burrows (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Natalie Dodd (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Kate Ebrahim (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Liz Perry (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Esther Lanser (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Tomlinson (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Thamsyn Newton (2015)
- Template:Flagicon Hannah Rowe (2015)
- Template:Flagicon Jess Watkin (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Priyanaz Chatterji (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Rosemary Mair (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Rebecca Burns (2022)
- Template:Flagicon Mikaela Greig (2024)
- Template:Flagicon Hollie Armitage (2024)
- Template:Flagicon Emma McLeod (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Flora Devonshire (2025)
Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally in sports other than cricket are listed below:
- Template:Flagicon Kendra Cocksedge - rugby union
- Template:Flagicon Liz Perry - field hockey double international
- Template:Flagicon Rebecca Rolls - association football double international
Honours
- Hallyburton Johnstone Shield:
- Women's Super Smash:
- Winners (1): 2009–10
See also
References
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