Northern Districts cricket team

Northern Districts
Captain: Daniel Flynn
Coach: James Pamment
Colors:      Pink
Founded: 1955
Home ground: Seddon Park
Capacity: 10,000
First-class debut: Auckland
in 1955
at Hamilton
Official website: Northern Districts Cricket

The Northern Districts cricket team (nicknamed the Northern Knights) are one of six New Zealand first class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.

It is based in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand (excluding Auckland). The domestic competition is made up of the Plunket Shield - first class four day cricket, Men's One Day - limited overs cricket and the shop window - HRV Cup which is the Twenty20 competition. Previously it has competed in the Plunket Shield first class competition, the Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and the HRV Cup.

Northern Districts, the last of the six current teams to attain first-class status, joined the Plunket Shield competition in 1956-57.

Honours

1962-63, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999-00, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011-12.

1979-80, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009-10.

2013-14.

Grounds

Squad

Northern Knights celebrate taking Guptill's wicket, 26 December 2011.

Players who represented Northern Districts in 2013/14.

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Daniel Flynn double-dagger  New Zealand 16 April 1985 Left-handed Slow left-arm chinaman Captain
Jono Hickey  New Zealand 30 March 1991 Left-handed Right arm leg break
Kane Williamson double-dagger  New Zealand 8 August 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break NZC contract
Brad Wilson  New Zealand 10 April 1985 Right-handed Right arm off break
All-rounders
Corey Anderson double-dagger  New Zealand 13 December 1990 Left-handed Left arm medium-fast NZC contract
Jonathon Boult  New Zealand 29 November 1985 Left-handed Right arm off break
Anton Devcich  New Zealand[1] 28 September 1985 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Daryl Mitchell  New Zealand 20 May 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium
Scott Styris double-dagger  New Zealand 10 July 1975 Right-handed Right arm medium
Daniel Vettori double-dagger  New Zealand 27 January 1979 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Cameron Fletcher  New Zealand 1 March 1993 Right-handed
BJ Watling double-dagger  New Zealand 9 July 1985 Right-handed NZC contract
Bowlers
Graeme Aldridge double-dagger  New Zealand 15 November 1977 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
James Baker  New Zealand 16 February 1988 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Trent Boult double-dagger  New Zealand 22 July 1989 Right-handed Left arm medium-fast NZC contract
Tony Goodin  New Zealand 23 November 1988 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Scott Kuggeleijn  New Zealand 3 January 1992 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Ish Sodhi double-dagger  New Zealand 31 October 1992 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Tim Southee double-dagger  New Zealand 11 December 1988 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast NZC contract
Anurag Verma  New Zealand 5 August 1990 Right-handed Right arm medium

Notable players

Main Article: List of Northern Districts representative cricketers

New Zealand New Zealand

England England

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Records

See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records

References

External links