A new State of Origin-style fixture will open the local Twenty20 cricket season next Friday night in Hamilton.
New Zealand cricketer Kyle Mills Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The domestic Twenty20 season will start next Friday night with the inaugural Island of Origin clash at Hamilton's Seddon Park, featuring a North versus South match.
Players will represent their islands of birth, ahead of a full weekend's opening round of the newly-named Georgie Pie Super Smash T20 competition.
Auckland's Kyle Mills will captain the North Island, who will wear beige, with Canterbury's Peter Fulton leading the South, who will wear silver.
North Island (player, birthplace)
Martin Guptill, Auckland
Anton Devcich, Hamilton
Colin Munro, Auckland
James Franklin, Wellington
Colin De Grandhomme, Auckland
Daniel Vettori, Auckland
Derek De Boorder (wicketkeeper), Hastings
Adam Milne, Palmerston North
Kyle Mills (captain), Auckland
Mitchell McClenaghan, Hastings
Roneel Hira, Auckland
Daryl Mitchell, Hamilton
South Island (player, birthplace)
Michael Papps (wicketkeeper) Christchurch
Dean Brownlie, Canterbury
Neil Broom, Christchurch
Peter Fulton (captain), Christchurch
Brendon Diamanti, Blenheim
Andrew Ellis, Christchurch
Nathan McCullum, Dunedin
Ben Wheeler, Blenheim
Matt Henry, Christchurch
Jacob Duffy, Lumsden
Nick Beard, Dunedin
Logan van Beek, Christchurch
