After a closely fought victory over Canterbury at Seddon Park in Round 3, top of the table Northern Districts will be looking to continue their favourable form when they face Auckland on Monday in the Plunket Shield. 

Daniel Flynn rejoins the side as captain after missing the last round with a hip injury.  Nick Kelly and Joe Walker rejoin the side with Bharat Popli and Dean Brownlie unavailable as they play for the New Zealand A side in the Pakistan warm up game.  Mitchell Santner is out with a wrist fracture and Tim Southee rejoining the BLACKCAPS for the Pakistan tour. 

Northern Districts to play Auckland Aces:

• Daniel Flynn (C), Bay of Plenty

• Corey Anderson, Bay of Plenty

• James Baker, Hamilton

• Joe Carter, Bay of Plenty

• Anton Devcich, Hamilton

• Zak Gibson, Waikato Valley

• Nick Kelly, Counties Manukau

• Scott Kuggeleijn, Hamilton

• Daryl Mitchell, Hamilton

• Tim Seifert, Waikato Valley

• Ish Sodhi, Counties Manukau

• Josef Walker, Hamilton

Round 4 of the Plunket Shield starts at 10.30am on Monday 14 November at Bay Oval and is free entry.