Hawke Cup
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground. Teams from New Zealand's 4 "main centres", Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin have not usually competed for the Hawke Cup, although they did participate for the latter half of the 1990s. They were excluded again from the 2000/01 season. Since then, the team from Hamilton, the city at the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, has been the strongest team in the competition.
Contents |
[edit] Recent History
| Season | Challenge Matches | Holder at End of Season. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000/01 | Semi-Finals Hamilton v Canturbury Country, Hawke's Bay v Bay of Plenty, Final Hamilton v Hawkes Bay | Hamilton |
| 2001/02 | Hamilton v North Otagao, Hamilton v Hawkes Bay, Hamilton v Northland, Hamilton v Canturbury Country, Hamilton v Manawatu | Manawatu |
| 2002/03 | Manuwatu v Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay v Northland, Northland v Canturbury Country | Northland |
| 2003/04 | Northland v Hamilton, Northland v Mid-Canturbury, Mid-Canturbury v Taranaki | Mid-Canturbury |
| 2004/05 | Mid-Canturbury v Canturbury Country, Canturbury Country v Nelson, Canturbury Country v Hamilton | Hamilton |
| 2005/06 | Hamilton v Taranaki, Hamilton v Northland, Hamilton v Southland, | Hamilton |
| 2006/07 | Hamilton v Northland, Hamilton v Canturbury Country, Hamilton v Taranaki, | Taranaki |
| 2007/08 | Taranaki v Canturbury Country, Canturbury Country v Hawkes Bay, Canturbury Country v Hamilton | Hamilton |
The current Holder's are Hamilton.
[edit] Records
Current players can only play a maximum of 3 Hawke Cup Challenge macthes a season, and that is only for members of the team holding the Hawke Cup and defeating every challenger. Historically there have only been between 2 and 6 Hawke Cup Challenge matches every year for the holders, so it has been difficlut for players to build much of a record unless they have been part of a strong team and have had a lengthy career.
Nevertheless, 18 players have scorded more than 1000 runs and 8 players have taken more than 90 wickets.
The only current player who has more than 1000 runs is G.G. Robinson of Hamilton. (April 2008)
| Player | Team(s) | Career | Mat | Inn | NO | HS | Runs | Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leggat I.B. | Nelson | 1948-68 | 38 | 56 | 1 | 130 | 1968 | 35.78 |
| Reade L.B. | Nelson | 1958-73 | 35 | 57 | 2 | 117 | 1951 | 35.47 |
| Lowans G.E. | Nelson | 1958-73 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 130 | 1811 | 38.53 |
| Anderson R.W. | Northland & Southland | 1970-77 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 255 | 1773 | 70.92 |
| McVicar C.C. | Manawatu | 1935-54 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 180 | 1754 | 40.79 |
| Spence D.V. | Hawkes Bay & Nelson | 1949-67 | 34 | 51 | 8 | 151 | 1574 | 36.60 |
| Robinson G.G. | Hamilton | 2001- | 14 | 22 | 2 | 268 | 1482 | 74.1 |
[edit] Current Structure
There are 4 regional zones in the Hawke Cup.
| Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | Hawke's Bay | Mid Canterbury | Central Otago |
| Northland | Marlborough | Buller | North Otago |
| Counties-Manukau | Nelson | Canterbury Country | Southland |
| Bay of Plenty | Horowhenua Kapiti | South Canterbury | |
| Poverty Bay | Manawatu | West Coast | |
| Waikato Valley | Taranaki | ||
| Wairarapa | |||
| Wanganui |
After a round robin within each zone, the winners of Zone 3 and the winners of Zone 4 play each other and the winner of that game challenges the holder. The winners of Zone 1 and 2 also challenge the holder. Hawke Cup games are played over 3 days. To win the Hawke Cup a challenger must beat the holder outright or win on the first innings on the holder's home ground.
[edit] Former Teams
These are the former teams that have played in the Hawke Cup in the past. They are:
- North Harbour
- Auckland-Waitakere
- Auckland-Manukau
- Thames Valley
- Midlands
- Rangitikei
- Southern Hawke's Bay
- Hutt Valley
- Wellington City
- Dunedin Metropolitan
[edit] External links
A scoreboard of almost every Hawke Cup Challenge game ever played [1]
