NZC: Kia ora Māori National Tournament!
Kia ora Māori Tournament: New Zealand’s finest Māori cricket players will assemble for the inaugural National Māori Men’s Tournament in Whangārei this Easter.
NZC: The tournament will see five regional teams competing :-
The first of its kind in cricket, the tournament will see five regional teams competing in a series of Twenty20 matches at Cobham Oval and Kensington Park.
The competing teams will be Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Northern Māori (Northern Districts), Central Māori (Central Districts), Te Whanganui-a-tara (Wellington), and Te Waipounamu (South Island).
For some of the teams, this tournament will mark the first occasion their region has selected a Māori representative side.
Alistair Alcock said :-
Alistair Alcock (Rongomaiwahine), a former Central Districts representative and Te Whanganui-a-tara Coach, said it was a great opportunity for Māori players.
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The tournament will begin on Friday 7th April at 2:30pm :-
Teams will stay at Terenga Paraoa Marae and Pehiāweri Marae during the tournament, which will be officially opened with a pōwhiri on Friday 7th April at Cobham Oval.
The tournament will begin on Friday 7th April at 2:30pm with Northern Māori playing Tāmaki Makaurau Māori, and Central Māori playing Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
This will be followed by two Twenty20 matches per day on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April.
The National Māori Tournament will be live scored on PlayHQ :-
The National Māori Tournament will be live scored on PlayHQ – to view the tournament draw, click here.
A Māori National Women’s Tournament is planned to be held later this year in October, details to be communicated in due course.
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