Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval has been handed three more high-profile cricket clashes this summer, with the Northern Knights set to play a trio of fixtures in the Bay of Plenty.

This season's schedule has handed the Blake Park venue one of each domestic format over the coming months, to complement the two Black Caps international matches against Sri Lanka in the first week of January.

Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval will play host to three Northern Knights games over the coming months. Photo: File.

First up, the Knights will face the Auckland Aces in a four-day Plunket Shield game from Friday 23-Monday 26 October, followed by a Georgie Pie Super Smash Twenty20 clash against Otago Volts on Sunday, December 6.

The hat-trick will be completed on Wednesday, January 20 with a Ford Trophy one-day tie with Canterbury.

The line-up is being hailed as a great coup for the region, proving that New Zealand Cricket has given the venue their seal of approval after two successful international matches between the Black Caps and South Africa last season.

Northern Districts Cricket CEO Peter Roach says: 'It's great to see cricket being spread around our region, and especially focussing on our two hot holiday spots in Mount Maunganui and Whangarei.

'We are thrilled for the people of the Bay of Plenty to see a T20 and an ODI against Sri Lanka, and we are equally thrilled for Northland Cricket to be rewarded for their hard work with their first ever Super Smash match.”

Bay Oval Trust General Manager Kevin Jones was understandably delighted with the awarding of two international matches to the picturesque ground.

'We are really pleased to be hosting two matches after the positive international debut at the ground last season.

'It is fantastic for the people of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, and all of the visitors in the area in early January, to have the chance to attend an ODI and T20 match at the height of summer.

'They add to a great collection of domestic matches we are scheduled to have.”