Central Districts cricket team

"Central Districts" redirects here. For the Australian Rules Football team, see Central District Football Club.
Central Districts Stags
Captain: Will Young
Coach: Heinrich Malan
Colours:

Green Gold

         
Founded: 1950
Home ground: McLean Park
Pukekura Park
Fitzherbert Park
Saxton Oval
Capacity: 30,000
Official website: Central Districts Stags

The Central Districts Stags are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in central New Zealand.

It competes in the Plunket Shield first class competition, the Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and the Georgie Pie Super Smash Twenty20 competition. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It was the fifth of the current teams to compete in the Plunket Shield, which it entered for the first time in the 1950-51 season.

It comprises eight individual district associations, in Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Manawatu, Marlborough, Nelson, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Wanganui.

Thus, the region known for cricketing purposes as the Central Districts consists of three regions on the North Island, part of the Wellington Region, and two regions on the South Island.[1] One of New Zealand's premier cricketing schools, New Plymouth Boys' High School has produced a number of Stags players.

Honours

1953-54, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2012-13.

1984-85, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011-12, 2014-15,[2] 2015–16

2007-08, 2009–10

Grounds

Contracted Players for 2015/16 Season

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Captain
4 Will Young  New Zealand 22 November 1992 Right-handed Right arm off break
Wicketkeeper
2 Dane Cleaver  New Zealand 1 January 1992 Right-handed Leg break
Batsmen
27 Mahela Jayawardene   Sri Lanka 27 May 1977 Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player
12 Ross Taylor double-dagger  New Zealand 8 March 1984 Right-handed Right arm off break NZC contract
42 Tom Bruce  New Zealand 2 August 1991 Right-handed Right arm off break
Greg Hay  New Zealand 14 July 1984 Right-handed Right arm off break
Dean Robinson  New Zealand 12 November 1989 Righ-handed Right arm off break
9 Ben Smith  New Zealand 7 January 1991 Right-handed Right arm off break
18 Josh Clarkson  New Zealand 21 August 1997 Right-handed
All-rounders
6 Doug Bracewell double-dagger  New Zealand 28 September 1990 Right-handed Right arm medium NZC contract
77 Jesse Ryder double-dagger  New Zealand 6 July 1984 Left-handed Right arm medium
17 George Worker double-dagger  New Zealand 2 August 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
7 Adam Milne double-dagger  New Zealand 13 April 1992 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium NZC contract
19 Marty Kain  New Zealand 16 May 1988 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
11 Andrew Mathieson  New Zealand 10 October 1989 Right-handed Right arm medium
12 Seth Rance  New Zealand 23 August 1987 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
13 Blair Tickner  New Zealand 13 October 1993 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
21 Ajaz Patel  New Zealand 21 October 1988 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
23 Bevan Small  New Zealand 24 February 1992 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
10 Ben Wheeler  New Zealand 10 November 1991 Right-handed Left arm medium-fast

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Notable players

Main Article: List of Central Districts representative cricketers

New Zealand New Zealand

England England

Records

See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records

References

External links

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