Recent History
| Season | Challenge Matches | Holder at End of Season. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000/01 | Semi-Finals Hamilton v Canterbury Country, Hawke's Bay v Bay of Plenty, Final Hamilton v Hawkes Bay | Hamilton |
| 2001/02 | Hamilton v North Otago, Hamilton v Hawkes Bay, Hamilton v Northland, Hamilton v Canterbury Country, Hamilton v Manawatu | Manawatu |
| 2002/03 | Manawatu v Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay v Northland, Northland v Canterbury Country | Northland |
| 2003/04 | Northland v Hamilton, Northland v Mid-Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury v Taranaki | Mid-Canterbury |
| 2004/05 | Mid-Canterbury v Canterbury Country, Canturbury Country v Nelson, Canterbury Country v Hamilton | Hamilton |
| 2005/06 | Hamilton v Taranaki, Hamilton v Northland, Hamilton v Southland, | Hamilton |
| 2006/07 | Hamilton v Northland, Hamilton v Canterbury Country, Hamilton v Taranaki, | Taranaki |
| 2007/08 | Taranaki v Canterbury Country, Canterbury Country v Hawkes Bay, Canterbury Country v Hamilton | Hamilton |
At the end of the 2009/10 season the current holder was North Otago. In its first defence of the 2010/11 season Otago Country (formerly Central Otago) beat North Otago to gain possession of the Hawke Cup. On February 13, 2011, Otago Country relinqueshed the cup in their first defence to three time winners Marlborough, losing by an innings and 171 runs at Molyneux Park, Alexandra.
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