Wellington will host Northern Districts in the HBJ Shield final on Saturday as they chase the domestic double this summer and ND try to win it for the first time.

Northern Districts held on to the top spot with two wins over Canterbury and two wins for Wellington against Otago put them in second, while mid-table teams Auckland and Central Districts shared a win each in their weekend series.

Northern Districts, Otago and Wellington dominated the last HBJ Shield weekend series for the year with ND and Wellington perched at the top of the ladder.

Auckland, Northern Districts and Central Districts have three wins from their first four games while Otago have four losses to start their season of HBJ Shield cricket.

Auckland and Central Districts started the women’s domestic cricket season with a couple of wins, while Northern Districts and Wellington shared their weekend series with a win each.

Hallyburton Johnstone Shield starts this weekend with the regular flow of back to back games played on Saturday and Sunday.

Otago has sparked up an Hallyburton Johnstone Shield dynasty after winning this season's final vs Auckland to make it three HBJ Shield championships in the last four seasons.

Otago cruised through two wins over Central Districts and their nine wins with one loss in HBJ Shield this season puts them straight into the final as favourites.

Defending Hallyburton Johnstone Shield champions Otago have maintained their perch at the top of the ladder this season after a 4-0 start.

Bella James is quietly stacking up big runs for an Otago team that is undefeated in HBJ Shield.

Otago are the only HBJ Shield team with two wins and leggy Ocean Bartlett leads all bowlers for wickets.

As the White Ferns try to flip their mundane form around for the T20 World Cup, the women's domestic cricket circuit holds plenty of intrigue ahead of the summer.

Otago grabbed the HBJ Shield championship by defeating Wellington and the best youngster in wahine cricket Emma Black added a few more wickets to her season's tally.

Wellington are hunting a double dose of HBJ Shield and Super Smash glory as they head to Dunedin for the HBJ Shield final against Otago.

Wellington, Auckland and Otago grabbed two wins in the latest round of HBJ Shield and this is reflected in the ladder with these three teams snapping up the top three spots.

HBJ Shield cricket will take a break for Super Smash as Wellington sit on top of the ladder as the only team with four wins.

Auckland are leading the HBJ Shield ladder after two wins over Central Districts and they are undefeated so far with a 3-0 record.

Hallyburton Johnstone Shield cricket is underway for the summer and rain was a key performer in the opening weekend, ruling out a bunch of games.