Whangarei's Henry Cooper has made his debut for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield.
The Onerahi Central batsman has been rewarded for a rich vein of form for Northland, which included a record partnership with Northern Districts A batsman Ben Hyde.
Cooper was called into the squad from the Provincial A T20 tournament after captain Dean Brownlie was named as Black Caps cover for Ross Taylor as he deals with eye concerns.
Cooper was straight out into the middle with night watchman Ish Sodhi, who was unbeaten overnight.
His debut didn't go quite to plan as Northern Districts struggled against Central Districts' bowling attack at Nelson Park in Napier.