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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Mikaela Greig |
| Coach | Deepak Joon |
| Team information | |
| Colours |  Green and gold |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1979 |
| Home ground | Pukekura Park,New Plymouth Saxton Oval,Nelson Fitzherbert Park,Palmerston North McLean Park,Napier |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Canterbury in 1979 at Porritt Park,Christchurch |
| HBJS wins | 3 |
| SS wins | 1 |
| Official website | Central Hinds |
TheCentral Hinds are the women's representativecricket team of Central Districts Cricket Association, based in centralNew Zealand. They play their home games atPukekura Park,New Plymouth,Fitzherbert Park,Palmerston North,Saxton Oval,Nelson andMcLean Park,Napier. They compete in theHallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and theWomen's Super Smash Twenty20 competition and were formerly known as Central Districts Women.
Central Districts Cricket Association comprises eight District associations:Hawke's Bay,Horowhenua-Kapiti,Manawatu,Taranaki,Wairarapa andWhanganui in theNorth Island, andMarlborough andNelson in theSouth 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 theHallyburton 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, behindCanterbury, 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* fromSara McGlashan.[4][5] They were the runner-up in 2007–08 before winning their second one-day competition in2009–10, with the final rained off and therefore winning the title as they had topped the group stage.[6][7] They also won their onlySuper Smash title thesame season, beatingAuckland in the final by eight wickets.[8]
The Central Hinds won their third one-day title in2018–19, topping the group stage before beating theAuckland Hearts in a home final.[9] Central Hinds batterNatalie 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 theOtago Sparks at Fitzherbert Park on 3 March 2019.[11]In December 2019, Dodd andJess 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 the2023–24 Super Smash, making the final for the first time since 2016. They lost toWellington by one run (DLS) off the final ball of the match.[13]
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 atVictoria Park, Whanganui, as well asFitzherbert Park in Palmerston North. In 1998, the team began playing inNapier, especially atNelson Park, but also later atMcLean Park. From the 2000s, their primary grounds werePukekura Park,New Plymouth andFitzherbert Park, along with stints at grounds such asQueen Elizabeth Park andCornwall 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 theCentral Stags.[14][15][16]
Based on contracted squad announced for the 2024-25 season.[17] Players inbold have international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 18 | Hollie Armitage |  England | (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Overseas player |
| 21 | Emma McLeod |  New Zealand | (2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | CDCA contract |
| 88 | Kerry-Anne Tomlinson | New Zealand | (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | CDCA contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 23 | Georgia Atkinson | New Zealand | (2000-04-23)23 April 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | CDCA contract |
| 27 | Ocean Bartlett | New Zealand | (2003-06-27)27 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | CDCA contract |
| – | Priyanaz Chatterji |  Scotland | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Overseas player |
| 26 | Flora Devonshire | New Zealand | (2003-02-13)13 February 2003 (age 22) | Left-handed | Left-armoff break | CDCA contract |
| 4 | Mikaela Greig | New Zealand | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | CDCA contract |
| 25 | Ashtuti Kumar | New Zealand | (2003-07-19)19 July 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | CDCA contract |
| 6 | Thamsyn Newton | New Zealand | (1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | CDCA contract |
| 74 | Hannah Rowe | New Zealand | (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | NZC contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 19 | Kate Gaging | New Zealand | (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | CDCA contract |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 34 | Aniela Apperley | New Zealand | (2004-09-12)12 September 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | CDCA contract |
| - | Grace Foreman | New Zealand | (2005-03-04)4 March 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | CDCA contract |
| 2 | Anna Gaging | New Zealand | (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | CDCA contract |
| 20 | Claudia Green | New Zealand | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | CDCA contract |
| 7 | Rosemary Mair | New Zealand | (1998-11-07)7 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | NZC contract |
Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[18]
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)Thamsyn Newton (2015)Hannah Rowe (2015)Jess Watkin (2018)Priyanaz Chatterji (2018)Rosemary Mair (2019)Rebecca Burns (2022)Mikaela Greig (2024)Hollie Armitage (2024) Emma McLeod (2025) Flora Devonshire (2025)Players who have played for Central Districts and played internationally in sports other than cricket are listed below:
Kendra Cocksedge -rugby unionLiz Perry -field hockey double internationalRebecca Rolls -association football double international| Governing body | |
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