When the Shrimpton Trophy — Central Districts’ one-day inter-District competition for women —  begins on November 15, Hawke’s Bay will be looking to keep their hold on the silverware in a competition with a fresh structure.
 
To be contested as a double round robin this season, the Shrimpton Trophy has been extended to six rounds, up from five rounds last summer, with the defending champions to vie against Manawatū, Taranaki and Wairarapa for 2020/21.
 
The Shrimpton Trophy is named after the late, World Cup-winning WHITE FERNS coach Mike Shrimpton —  also a Test BLACKCAP and Central Stags player, and a Central Hinds coach during his distinguished career for Central Districts and New Zealand Cricket. 
 
After the opening two rounds, the bulk of the competition will be played after the New Year and the fifth round will be divided in two to accommodate Manawatū hosting Wairarapa on 25 January and the remaining two teams, Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay meeting on Waitangi Day (February 6).
 
The latter teams will be back the following day for a supercharged final round on Sunday February 7, all four teams to gather in Palmerston North for an exciting finish to the season.

SHRIMPTON TROPHY
 
2020/21 Schedule

ROUND ONE
Sunday 15 November
Taranaki v Manawatū in New Plymouth
Wairarapa v Hawke’s Bay in Masterton

ROUND TWO
Sunday 22 November
Hawke’s Bay v Taranaki in Palmerston North
Wairarapa v Manawatū in Masterton

ROUND THREE
Sunday 17 January
Taranaki v Wairarapa in Whanganui
Hawke’s Bay v Manawatū in Napier

ROUND FOUR
Sunday 31 January
Manawatū v Taranaki in Palmerston North
Hawke’s Bay v Wairarapa in Napier

ROUND FIVE (split round)
Monday 25 January 
Manawatū v Wairarapa in Palmerston North
Saturday 6 February (Waitangi Day)
Taranaki v Hawke’s Bay in Palmerston North

ROUND SIX
Sunday 7 February
Wairarapa v Taranaki in Palmerston North
Manawatū v Hawke’s Bay in Palmerston North