Central Districts cricket team
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Captain: | Will Young |
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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 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
- HRV Cup (2)
2007-08, 2009–10
Grounds
- McLean Park - Napier
- Pukekura Park - New Plymouth
- Fitzherbert Park - Palmerston North
- Saxton Oval - Nelson
Contracted Players for 2016/17 Season
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
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denotes players with international caps.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Captain | ||||||
4 | Will Young | ![]() | 22 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
Wicketkeeper | ||||||
2 | Dane Cleaver | ![]() | 1 January 1992 | Right-handed | Leg break | |
Batsmen | ||||||
12 | Ross Taylor ![]() | ![]() | 8 March 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | NZC contract |
42 | Tom Bruce | ![]() | 2 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
– | Greg Hay | ![]() | 14 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
9 | Ben Smith | ![]() | 7 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
6 | Doug Bracewell ![]() | ![]() | 28 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | NZC contract |
77 | Jesse Ryder ![]() | ![]() | 6 July 1984 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
17 | George Worker ![]() | ![]() | 2 August 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | NZC contract |
Bowlers | ||||||
7 | Adam Milne ![]() | ![]() | 13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | NZC contract |
19 | Marty Kain | ![]() | 16 May 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
11 | Andrew Mathieson | ![]() | 10 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
11 | Ryan McCone | ![]() | 5 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
12 | Seth Rance | ![]() | 23 August 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
13 | Blair Tickner | ![]() | 13 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
21 | Ajaz Patel | ![]() | 21 October 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
11 | Navin Patel | ![]() | 3 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
23 | Bevan Small | ![]() | 24 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
10 | Ben Wheeler ![]() | ![]() | 10 November 1991 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast |
Notable players
Records
See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records
References
- ↑ Central Districts Cricket Association - Districts Archived July 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., retrieved 5 January 2006
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/65658070/andrew-mathieson-has-a-field-day-as-central-stags-win-national-oneday-cricket-final
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/cricket/82028344/Navin-Patel-and-Bevan-Small-pick-up-final-contracts-for-Central-Districts