Bay cricketers Dean Brownlie, Corey Anderson, Jono Boult and Daniel Flynn have all been named in the Northern District Knights training squad for the next three rounds of the McDonald's Super Smash.

The Knights will also welcome Australian import Trent Lawford, debutant Peter Bocock and a returning Zak Gibson to the ranks as Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner resume their Blackcaps duties.

Lawford is a hard hitting all-rounder who has previously played for the Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers in the Australian Big Bash League T20 competition. He joins the Knights for the remainder of this season.

While Bocock, who has been captaining the Northern Districts A team, receives his first call up to play for the Knights.

Injured Bay batsman Daniel Flynn has also been making good progress and has been named in the 13 man training squad, from which the final 11 will be selected for the next three McDonald's Super Smash games.

THE KNIGHTS TRAINING SQUAD:

1 - Dean Brownlie (C) (Bay of Plenty)

2 - Corey Anderson (Bay of Plenty)

3 - Peter Bocock (Hamilton)

4 - Jono Boult (Bay of Plenty)

5 - Zak Gibson (Waikato Valley)

6 - Nick Kelly (Counties Manukau)

7 - Scott Kuggeleijn (Hamilton)

8 - Trent Lawford (International)

9 - Daryl Mitchell (Hamilton)

10 - Tim Seifert (Waikato Valley)

11 - Ish Sodhi (Counties Manukau)

12 - BJ Watling (Hamilton)

13 - Daniel Flynn (Bay of Plenty)

MCDONALD'S SUPER SMASH ROUNDS 7-9:

• ROUND 7 - Knights vs Auckland Aces
  Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Tuesday December 27, 4.10pm
  
  
• ROUND 8 - Knights vs Canterbury Kings
  Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Thursday December 29, 4pm
  
  
• ROUND 9 - Knights vs Wellington Firebirds
  Seddon Park, Hamilton, Friday December 30, 7.10pm

For more information visit: www.ndcricket.co.nz