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The West Indian and weather pour down the Spirit
As we assembled at our home ground Seddon Park we wandered down victory lane reminiscing on the many successes Northern Districts have had over the years. We were fresh and rested and ready to take on Auckland. However the weather had other ideas the first two games were abandoned without a bal...
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Spirit shake up those Cantabs
Coming off three massive wins the team morale was high and we were ready to take down top of the table and title defenders the Canterbury Magicians. New Year’s Day provided us with lovely sunshine and quite the audience! A few of our supporters indulging in a few, being festive singing...
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Spirit sparkle past the Sparks
As in any great pursuit there are obstacles and challenges and cricket is no different. The Northern Spirit are ready to turn the tables, make history and travel down victory lane! Lincoln provided the sun and quality grounds and now it was our turn to provide the quality cricket. Winning th...
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Preparing for Christchurch
As we embark on our trip to Christchurch we have prepared as best as we can for the next two rounds of the Domestic competition. 8 of our players have been away at the National Under 21 Tournament leading up to Christmas playing a week of cricket where they finished a very credible 2nd place: ...
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Spirit burnt by the Wellington Blaze
Wellington weather really turned the heat up and so did the Wellington Blaze in what was a 3 nil series. The weeks preparation consisted of some solid trainings and we were sure we were ready to take on the star studded Blaze. We arrived at the ground where it was hard to tell what was the p...
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Wet weather dampens Northern Spirits
Similar to the BLACKCAPS display, poor shot selection saw us in the recognisable position of 39 for 5. This was not the ideal start we had hoped for but luckily for us we can bat all the way down the order. Lower order batsmen Floss (Felicity Leydon-Davis) stood up for the Spirit and top scored...
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Summer has arrived
Northern Spirit player "Legs 11" pens her first blog about whats been going on in the build up to their season. Summer has finally arrived and so has the first round of the women's domestic cricket competition. After a long preseason schedule we are more than ready to start our ...
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