The domestic Twenty20 season starts with a new Island of Origin North v South clash, with the cream of domestic cricket representing their islands of birth. It all happens on Friday night, 31 October at Seddon Park, ahead of a full weekend's opening round of Georgie Pie Super Smash.
New Zealand Cricket General Manager Domestic Cricket David Cooper says it will be a treat for fans to see our top talent playing in something new, the first of what will be an annual season opener.
“With island pride on the line and the attacking talent in the line-ups, it's sure to be a real show for the fans."
Teams have been chosen by the national selectors, with the North Island to wear beige, the South Island to wear silver and players wearing their own Super Smash team's caps and helmets. Kyle Mills (Auckland) will captain the North Island, with Peter Fulton (Canterbury) leading the South.
Details
- North v South Island of Origin Twenty20
- Free entry for fans
- First ball 7.10pm Friday 31 October at Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Match will be live on SKY Sport and Radio Sport and live-scored on blackcaps.co.nz
- Full domestic schedule
The teams line up as follows:
North Island (Player, birth place)
Martin Guptill, Auckland
Anton Devcich, Hamilton
Colin Munro, Auckland
James Franklin, Wellington
Colin De Grandhomme, Auckland
Daniel Vettori, Auckland
Derek De Boorder (wkt), Hastings
Adam Milne, Palmerston North
Kyle Mills (c), Auckland
Mitchell McClenaghan, Hastings
Roneel Hira, Auckland
Daryl Mitchell, Hamilton
South Island (Player, birth place)
Michael Papps (wkt) Christchurch
Dean Brownlie, Canterbury
Neil Broom, Christchurch
Peter Fulton (c), Christchurch
Brendon Diamanti, Blenheim
Andrew Ellis, Christchurch
Nathan McCullum, Dunedin
Ben Wheeler, Blenheim
Matt Henry, Christchurch
James McMillan, Christchurch
Nick Beard, Dunedin
Logan van Beek, Christchurch
Selection criteria:
- Players represent their island of birth
- If not born in New Zealand, then the first team that the player represented will be used to determine the Island of Origin
- If that team was the Central Stags, then which District Association the player was aligned to (Nelson and Marlborough being South Island)
