The Hawke Cup is the major competition for male District Associations teams across New Zealand.
The competition is split into four regional zones. These are:
- Zone One Hamilton, Northland, Counties-Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Poverty Bay, Waikato Valley
- Zone Two Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Whanganui, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Manawatū, Taranaki
- Zone Three Canterbury Country, Marlborough, Nelson, Buller
- Zone Four Otago Country, North Otago, Southland, South Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury
Within each zone, a full round robin is played, with games contested over two days. Each zone’s regional winner then gets a three-day Hawke Cup Challenge against the current Holders.
To win the Hawke Cup, Challengers must beat the Holders on their home ground, either outright or on the first innings.
The Hawke Cup has been contested since the early 20th century.
The Fergus Hickey competition (ND's two-day DA men's competition) leads towards the Hawke Cup, with the top of the table side getting a challenge against the current holders.
For practical reasons, with challenges often taking place in Jan/Feb/March, ND's qualifying period for the Hawke Cup challenge runs yearly (Jan-Dec), with each side still getting to play each other across the year, so that the challenger is known at the end of the calendar year.
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