Hawke Cup

[1] Teams from New Zealand's four main centres, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, have not usually competed for the Hawke Cup, although they did participate in the latter half of the 1990s.

This record score was equalled again by Bay of Plenty against Counties Manukau during their first defence of the Hawke Cup in 2017.

[2] The Plunket Shield, New Zealand's premier cricket competition for its first-class teams, was inaugurated in 1907.

[10] Current players can usually play a maximum of four Hawke Cup challenge matches a season, and that is only for members of the team holding the Hawke Cup and defeating every challenger (first defence within their own zone and defeating the winners of the other three zones).

Historically there have been between two and six challenge matches every season for the holders, so it has been difficult for players to build much of a record unless they have been part of a strong team and have had a lengthy career.

[11][12][13] The best bowling figures in an innings in a challenge match are 10 for 35 by Chester Holland for Wanganui against South Taranaki in 1922–23.

In January 2011, to mark 100 years of Hawke Cup cricket, an official "Team of the Century" was named.

Selection was based on the player's outstanding performances in the Hawke Cup and also on their contribution to their district while playing.