 Logo of the Northern Brave | |
| Personnel | |
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| Captain | Eimear Richardson |
| Coach | Joanne Broadbent |
| Team information | |
| Colours |  |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1999 |
| Home ground | Seddon Park,Hamilton |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Bay Oval,Mount Maunganui Cobham Oval,Whangārei |
| History | |
| HBJS wins | 0 |
| SS wins | 0 |
| Official website | Northern Districts |
TheNorthern Brave is the women's representativecricket team in New Zealand. based in the northern half ofNew Zealand'sNorth Island, They compete in theHallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and also theWomen's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They play their home games atSeddon Park,Hamilton.
Northern Districts joined the New Zealand women's domestic structure in 1999–00, finishing bottom of theHallyburton Johnstone Shield in their first year of competing.[1] Northern Districts have consistently been one of the poorest performers in both the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and theTwenty20Super Smash, which began in 2007–08, and are the only current side to have not won a trophy.[2]
Northern Districts' best finish in the Super Smash came in its inaugural season, when they finished 3rd with 3 wins.[3] In2019–20, they reached the final of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, but lost by 67 runs toAuckland, despite batterFelicity Leydon-Davis scoring 124.[4] Northern Districts'Caitlin Gurrey was the leading run-scorer across the whole tournament, with 576 runs.[5] In 2020–21, the side finished 4th in both competitions, with 5 wins in theShield and 3 in theSuper Smash.[6][7]
On 9 October 2021, it was announced that the Northern Districts Cricket Association were combining the brands of the men's and women's teams for the Super Smash, with both teams becoming known as Northern Brave.[8]
Northern Districts' first match was played atSt Paul's Collegiate Ground. Their primary ground soon becameWestpac Trust Park,Hamilton, as well as using Wintech Park in the same city.[9]
From 2005, Northern Districts began usingBlake Park,Mount Maunganui (later Bay Oval) as their main home ground, as well as later usingCobham Oval,Whangārei and returning to Westpac Trust Park, now renamed Seddon Park. The side has also occasionally usedSt Peter's School, Cambridge, as well as returning to St Paul's Collegiate Ground. In 2021–22 and 2022–23, they played the majority of their home games at Seddon Park, as well as playing at Bay Oval and at Cobham Oval.[9][10][11]
Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players inbold have international caps.[12]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 3 | Lucy Boucher |  New Zealand | (2001-10-23)23 October 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 13 | Yasmeen Kareem | New Zealand | (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 23 | Caitlin Gurrey | New Zealand | (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | — | |
| 28 | Samantha Barriball | New Zealand | (1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 2 | Carol Agafili | New Zealand | (2002-11-20)20 November 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 4 | Jess Watkin | New Zealand | (1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 8 | Eimear Richardson |  Ireland | (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain |
| 15 | Nensi Patel | New Zealand | (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 5 | Holly Topp | New Zealand | (2001-08-21)21 August 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | |
| 12 | Bernadine Bezuidenhout | New Zealand | (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 7 | Marina Lamplough |  Hong Kong | (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 11 | Marama Downes | New Zealand | (2002-12-04)4 December 2002 (age 22) | Unknown | Right-armmedium | |
| 19 | Tash Wakelin | New Zealand | (2005-12-19)19 December 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 20 | Kayley Knight | New Zealand | (2003-10-20)20 October 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 26 | Shriya Naidu | New Zealand | (1995-11-26)26 November 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 35 | Jesse Prasad | New Zealand | (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 74 | Eve Wolland | New Zealand | (2006-07-07)7 July 2006 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
Players who have played for Northern Districts and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[13]
Emily Drumm (1992)Catherine O'Neill (1993)Caitriona Beggs (1995)
Charlotte Edwards (1996)Katie Pulford (1999)Donna Trow (1999)
Kari Carswell (2001)Mandie Godliman (2002)Nicola Browne (2002)Louise Milliken (2002)Eimear Richardson (2005)Ros Kember (2006)
Elyse Villani (2009)
Chamari Athapaththu (2009)Morna Nielsen (2010)Natalie Dodd (2010)Kelly Anderson (2011)
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson (2011)Anna Peterson (2012)Holly Ferling (2013)Samantha Curtis (2014)Holly Huddleston (2014)Hayley Jensen (2014)Felicity Leydon-Davis (2014)
Bernadine Bezuidenhout (2014)[a]Beth Mooney (2016)Naomi Stalenberg (2016)Amanda-Jade Wellington (2016)Ashleigh Gardner (2017)Jess Watkin (2018)Katie McGill (2018)
Neisha Pratt (2018)Caitlin Gurrey (2019) Marina Lamplough (2019)
Regina Lili'i (2019)Lily Mulivai (2019)Brooke Halliday (2021)Kate Anderson (2023) Carol Agafili (2024)OlympianEmma Twigg has also represented the team, fielding as thetwelfth man in Northern Districts' final match of the2021–22 Super Smash.[14]
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