Corey Anderson will once again take on the Captain's role for Northern Districts as Dean Brownlie is ruled out over a back injury.

Northern Districts are currently sitting second on the points table with two further rounds to go.

Northern Districts 12 Named for the Plunket Shield Match Against The Auckland Aces:

Corey Anderson (C), Bay of Plenty

James Baker, Hamilton

Joe Carter, Bay of Plenty

Henry Cooper, Northland

Zak Gibson, Waikato Valley

Nick Kelly, Counties Manukau

Scott Kuggeleijn, Hamilton

Daryl Mitchell, Hamilton

Bharat Popli, Bay of Plenty

Tim Seifert, Waikato Valley

Ish Sodhi, Counties Manukau

Josef Walker, Hamilton

Round 8 of the Plunket Shield starts at 10.30am on Tuesday 14 March at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland.