Central Hinds
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Personnel | |
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Captain | Natalie Dodd |
Coach | Jamie Watkins |
Team information | |
Colours | ![]() |
Founded | First recorded match: 1979 |
Home ground | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
Secondary home ground(s) | McLean Park, Napier |
History | |
First-class debut | Canterbury in 1979 at Porritt Park, Christchurch |
HBJS wins | 3 |
SS wins | 1 |
Official website | Central Hinds |
The Central Hinds are the women's representative cricket team of the Central Districts Cricket Association, based in central New Zealand. They play their home games at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, McLean Park, Napier, Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North and other CDCA home venues. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition.
History[]
The Central Districts Cricket Association comprises eight District associations: Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Wanganui in the North Island, and Marlborough and Nelson in the South Island.[1]
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]
Central Districts 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 runners-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]
Central Districts won their third one-day title in 2018/19, topping the group stage before beating Auckland in the final.[9] Central Districts batter Natalie Dodd was the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 652 runs.[10]
Grounds[]
Central Districts' first primary home ground was Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North, with some matches played at Ongley Park in the same city.[11]
In the 1990s, the side began playing at Victoria Park, Whanganui, as well as Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North. In 1998, Central Districts 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. In 2020/21, Central Districts primarily used Pukekura Park, as well as McLean Park for two matches with Super Smash matches being played as doubleheaders with the men's team, the Central Stags for the third consecutive season.[11][12][13]
Players[]
Current squad[]
Based on squad announced for the 2021/22 season.[14] Players in bold have international caps.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
17 | Emily Cunningham | ![]() |
5 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
33 | Cate Pedersen | ![]() |
31 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
88 | Kerry-Anne Tomlinson | ![]() |
19 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | ||||||
4 | Mikaela Greig | ![]() |
22 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
8 | Jess Watkin | ![]() |
7 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
25 | Ashtuti Kumar | ![]() |
19 July 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
74 | Hannah Rowe | ![]() |
3 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | NZC Contract |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
3 | Natalie Dodd | ![]() |
22 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
19 | Kate Gaging | ![]() |
19 July 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
– | Gemma Sims | ![]() |
27 July 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
Bowlers | ||||||
2 | Anna Gaging | ![]() |
19 July 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
7 | Rosemary Mair | ![]() |
7 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | NZC Contract |
11 | Melissa Hansen | ![]() |
2 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
15 | Monique Rees | ![]() |
29 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
20 | Claudia Green | ![]() |
6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | NZC Development Contract |
23 | Georgia Atkinson | ![]() |
23 April 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
– | Ocean Bartlett | ![]() |
27 June 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Notable players[]
Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[15]
Viv Sexton (1978)
Linda Fraser (1982)
Di Caird (1984)
Rose Signal (1984)
Liz Signal (1984)
Jackie Clark (1984)
Penny Kinsella (1988)
Trudy Anderson (1993)
Karen Musson (1993)
Delwyn Brownlee (1995)
Clare Connor (1995)
Helen Daly (1996)
Rebecca Rolls (1997)
Rachel Pullar (1997)
Kate Pulford (1999)
Donna Trow (1999)
Hannah Lloyd (1999)
Paula Gruber (2000)
Erin McDonald (2000)
Emily Travers (2000)
Aimee Watkins (2002)
Sara McGlashan (2003)
Eimear Richardson (2005)
Rachel Priest (2007)
Rachel Candy (2007)
Abby Burrows (2009)
Natalie Dodd (2010)
Kate Ebrahim (2010)
Liz Perry (2010)
Esther Lanser (2010)
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson (2011)
Hannah Rowe (2015)
Jess Watkin (2018)
Rosemary Mair (2019)
Coaching staff[]
- Head Coach: Jamie Watkins[14]
Honours[]
- Hallyburton Johnstone Shield:
- Women's Super Smash:
- Winners (1): 2009–10
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Central Districts Cricket Association/Districts". Central Districts Cricket Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 1979–80". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Hansells Cup 1982–83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "State League 2005–06/Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Canterbury Women v Central Districts Women, 28 January 2006". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "State League 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition 2009–10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Central Districts Women v Auckland Women, 30 January 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018–19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018–19 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's First-Class Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Central Districts Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Central Hinds". Central Districts Cricket. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Central Districts Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- Women's cricket teams in New Zealand
- Cricket in Central Districts