New Zealand Cricket today announced the schedule for the women’s 2015/16 national domestic season, which will kick off on 27 November 2015 for the Auckland Hearts, Northern Spirit, Central Hinds, Wellington Blaze, Canterbury Magicians and Otago Sparks.
World T20 record-holder Sophie Devine was a 2013 T20 winner with Wellington Blaze, too
The One-Day and Twenty20 competitions will be played across six weekends, three matches played each weekend. Teams will play a Twenty20 on Fridays, before consecutive One-Day matches on Saturday and Sunday.
A four-week break after the opening round of the competition will allow a number of players to participate in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash, in Australia. All teams will then meet in Lincoln, which will host all round-two action, beginning 27 December.
Two outright finals will be played on 13 February and 14 February 2016, the two top-placed teams from each format meeting in the deciders.
Auckland Hearts skipper Victoria Lind receives last season's One-Day trophy from Sir Richard Hadlee
With the WHITE FERNS' much-anticipated series against Australia at home set for the conclusion of the domestic competition, there will be no shortage of incentive for players to perform.
WHITE FERNS coach Haidee Tiffen says new players will have the opportunity to put their hands up for a spot.
“The domestic season will provide us with a great opportunity to get as familiar with the conditions as possible,” says Tiffen.
“It’s a chance for current WHITE FERNS to make sure they head in with form, but also an audition for new players to show what they can do.
“Home series against Australia don’t come around very often – every player wants to be a part of that.”
2015/16 WOMEN'S TWENTY20
NOTE: all start times are indicative, to be confirmed
Friday 27 November 2015
Central Hinds v Canterbury Magicians at Cornwall Park, Hastings: 3pm
Wellington Blaze v Northern Spirit at at Karori Park, Wellington: 4pm
Auckland Hearts v Otago Sparks at Eden Park Outer Oval: 3pm
Sunday 27 December 2015
Canterbury Magicians v Wellington Blaze at Lincoln: 4pm
Northern Spirit v Otago Sparks at Lincoln: 4pm
Central Hinds v Auckland Hearts at Lincoln: 4pm
Saturday 2 January 2016
Otago Sparks v Central Hinds at Molyneux Park, Alexandra: 3pm
Canterbury Magicians v Northern Spirit at Hagley Oval, Christchurch: 3pm
Wellington Blaze v Auckland Hearts at Basin Reserve, Wellington: 4pm
Friday 29 January 2016
Central Hinds v Wellington Blaze at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North: 3pm
Canterbury Magicians v Otago Sparks at Hagley Oval, Christchurch: 4pm (* If Canterbury hosts the Ford Trophy final, the Magicians' match will be played at Lincoln)
Northern Spirit v Auckland Hearts at St Paul's Collegiate, Hamilton: 4pm
Saturday 6 Febuary 2016 (Waitangi Day public holiday)
Otago Sparks v Wellington Blaze at University Oval, Dunedin: 3pm
Auckland Hearts v Canterbury Magicians at Melville Park, Auckland: 4pm
Northern Spirit v Central Hinds at Cobham Oval, Whangarei: 4pm
Sunday 14 February 2016
2016 WOMEN's TWENTY20 FINAL
2015/16 WOMEN'S ONE-DAY COMPETITION
The first match each weekend starts at 10.30am and the second match starts at 10.00am, except matches marked with a ^ which will also start at 10.00am
Central Hinds v Canterbury Magicians at Cornwall Park, Hastings
Wellington Blaze v Northern Spirit at at Karori Park, Wellington
Auckland Hearts v Otago Sparks at Eden Park Outer Oval
Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 December 2015
Canterbury Magicians v Wellington Blaze at Lincoln
Northern Spirit v Otago Sparks at Lincoln
Central Hinds v Auckland Hearts at Lincoln
Sunday 3 and Monday 4 January 2016
Otago Sparks v Central Hinds at Molyneux Park, Alexandra^
Canterbury Magicians v Northern Spirit at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Wellington Blaze v Auckland Hearts at Basin Reserve, Wellington
Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January 2016
Central Hinds v Wellington Blaze at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
Canterbury Magicians v Otago Sparks at Hagley Oval, Christchurch^ (* If Canterbury hosts the Ford Trophy final, the Magicians' match will be played at Lincoln)
Northern Spirit v Auckland Hearts at St Paul's Collegiate, Hamilton
Sunday 7 and Monday 8 February 2016 (Waitangi Day weekend)
Otago Sparks v Wellington Blaze at University Oval, Dunedin^
Auckland Hearts v Canterbury Magicians at Melville Park, Auckland
Northern Spirit v Central Hinds at Cobham Oval, Whangarei^
Saturday 13 February 2016
