[2] The current Bay of Plenty Cricket Association, the first to cover the whole region, was formed in August 1931.
[5][6] Bay of Plenty hosted an international touring team for the first time in February 1936 when the Marylebone Cricket Club played them in a one-day match at Rotorua.
[8][9] Northern Districts, of which Bay of Plenty is one of the constituent associations, began playing in the Plunket Shield in 1956–57.
The first Bay of Plenty player to represent Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield was Des Ferrow, who played in three matches in 1956–57 and one in 1957–58.
[13][14] Bay of Plenty and the other five Northern Districts association teams compete each season in two-day matches for the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl.