Northern Districts cricket team

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

The Northern Districts cricket team (nicknamed the 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.

Contracted players for the 2016/17 Season [1] [2]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
– Dean Brownliedouble-dagger  New Zealand 30 July 1984 Right-handed Right arm medium
– Joe Carter  New Zealand 17 December 1992 Right-handed
– Daniel Flynn double-dagger  New Zealand 16 April 1985 Left-handed Slow left-arm chinaman Captain
– Bharat Popli  New Zealand 30 May 1984 Right-handed
– Kane Williamson double-dagger  New Zealand 8 August 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break NZC contract
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[3] 28 September 1985 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
– Brett Hampton  New Zealand 30 April 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
– Nick Kelly  New Zealand 25 July 1993 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
– Daryl Mitchell  New Zealand 20 May 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium
– Mitchell Santner double-dagger  New Zealand 25 July 1993 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox NZC contract
– Josef Walker  New Zealand 6 September 1992 Right-handed Right arm off break
Wicket-keepers
– Tim Seifert  New Zealand 14 December 1994 Right-handed —
– BJ Watling double-dagger  New Zealand 9 July 1985 Right-handed — NZC contract
Bowlers
– 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
– Zak Gibson  New Zealand 19 March 1997 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
– 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

Notable players

Records

See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ndcricket.co.nz/news/contracts-finalised-for-northern-districts-2016-2017-season
  2. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/81522466/Zak-Gibson-and-Josef-Walker-receive-Northern-Districts-contracts-for-this-summer
  3. ↑ http://www.croatiaweek.com/60-seconds-with-anton-devcich
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