Northern Districts • Region – Northland, from Warkworth upwards. Excludes Auckland, then begins again at Manurewa and Papakura, south to Taupo, Taumaranui and Gisborne (inclusive) • State Series Name – Northern Knights (Women - Northern Spirits) • BLACKCAPS – Daniel Vetorri, James Marshall, New Zealand Hamish Marshall • Players – 19,650 in the region (7920 adults, 4005 secondary, 7725 primary) • Fact – Northern Districts has more registered cricket Cricket Districts players than any other region in New Zealand Auckland • Region – Auckland City and the North Shore, includes Orewa and reaches south but excludes Manurewa and Papakura • State Series Name – Auckland Aces (Women - Auckland Hearts) • BLACKCAPS – Lou Vincent, Scott Styris, Kyle Mills • Players – 15,810 in the region (3690 adults, 4950 secondary, 7170 primary) • Fact – The Auckland Aces were the 2004/005 State Championship winners Central Districts • Region – Includes Manawatu, Taranaki, Wanganui, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa, Horowheneua, Kapiti, Marlborough and Nelson • State Series Name – Central Stags (Women - Central Hinds) • BLACKCAPS – Jacob Oram (and ex-BLACKCAP Matthew Sinclair) • Players – 11,707 in the region (3777 adults, 3985 secondary and 3945 primary) • Fact – The first game of the State Series is against the Auckland Aces at McLean Park in Napier on the 5/8 December Wellington • Region – Includes central Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Wainuiomata • State Series Name – State Wellington Firebirds (Women - State Wellington Blaze) • BLACKCAPS – James Franklin • Players – 8040 in the region (2550 adults, 2190 secondary, 3300 primary) • Fact – Played and lost to the Auckland Aces in the State Championship final last year Otago Canterbury • Region – Includes North Otago, Central Otago, • Region – Includes metropolitan Christchurch, Buller, Dunedin and Southland Canterbury County, Mid-Canterbury, South • State Series Name – The Otago Volts (women’s Canterbury and the West Coast team is the State Otago Sparks) • State Series Name – State Canterbury Wizards • Key players – Former All Black Jeff Wilson, Nathan (Women - Canterbury Magicians) McCullum (brother of BLACKCAP Brendon • BLACKCAPS – Chris Cairns, Shane Bond, Nathan McCullum) Astle, Brendon McCullum • Players – 6332 in the region (2997 adults, 1890 • Players – 15,766 in the region (4609 adults, 3720 secondary, 2145 primary) secondary and 7437 primary) • Fact – Otago has just signed its overseas player for • Fact – The Canterbury region covers the largest the 2005/06 season, South African Jonathan Trott, geographical area of the six New Zealand cricket who is a top order batsman and medium pace bowler districts.