The budding stars of women's cricket put their skills to the test when Whanganui hosted the Central Districts Year 11-13 Girls' Cricket Tournament.
During the week before Christmas teams from Hawke's Bay, Manawatū, Nelson, Taranaki and a composite side with players from Horowhenua-Kāpiti, Whanganui and Taranaki battled it out over a series of five T20 and two 30 over matches per team.
That equated to almost half a season of cricket in four days, which the girls handled well, playing the tournament with great spirit.
Eventual champions Hawke's Bay began the tournament as they meant to go on with a dominant display against Taranaki. Hawke's Bay posted 182/8 off their 30 overs and bowled Taranaki out for 52 off 21.2 overs.
Day two featured three T20 games that marked the start of the festival for the combined Horowhenua-Kāpiti/Whanganui/Taranaki team.