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Northern Districts men's cricket team

New Zealand cricket team

Summary

New Zealand cricket team

Field	Value
name	Northern Districts
image	[[File:NorthernDistictsCricketNZ.png	frameless	360px	upright=0.80]]
coach	BJ Watling
founded	1955
ground	Seddon Park
capacity	10,000
ceo	Ben MacCormack	first_fc=Auckland
first_fc_year	1955
first_fc_venue	Hamilton
website
title1	Plunket Shield
title1wins	8
title2	The Ford Trophy
title2wins	7
title3	Men's Super Smash
title3wins	4

The Northern Districts cricket team is a men's cricket team that represents the northern half of New Zealand’s North Island (excluding Auckland). It is one of six major first-class cricket teams governed by New Zealand Cricket. The team competes in the Plunket Shield first-class competition, the Ford Trophy one-day competition, and the Men's Super Smash T20 competition. The T20 side is known as the Northern Brave (previously Northern Knights until the 2021–22 season.

Northern Districts were the last of New Zealand’s six major teams to gain first-class status, joining the Plunket Shield in the 1956–57 season. The association comprises six constituent districts: Northland Cricket Association, Counties Manukau Cricket Association, Waikato Valley Cricket, Hamilton Cricket Association, Bay of Plenty Cricket, and Poverty Bay Cricket Association.

Honours

Plunket Shield (9) 1962–63, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2024–25.
The Ford Trophy (7) 1979–80, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10.
Men's Super Smash (4) 2013–14, 2017–18, 2021-22, 2022-23

Grounds

Seddon Park, Hamilton (primary home ground)
Bay Oval, Blake Park Mount Maunganui
Cobham Oval, Whangārei
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne
Owen Delany Park, Taupō

References

"Northern Districts Make Brave Change". Northern Districts.
"District Associations".

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