Established in 1950, CDCA is unlike any other Major Association in New Zealand, with a vast geographic spread either side of the Cook Strait. We can proudly look back and celebrate how we have together regularly overcome some of the obstacles this creates.
Through strong team bonds and never giving in, the men and women from our eight District Associations – Hawke's Bay, Manawatū, Wairarapa, Horowhenua-Kāpiti, Whanganui, Taranaki, Nelson and Marlborough have often been up against sides with far longer histories and bigger resources, yet we have proven time and again that CD is a side to reckon with.
After years of campaigning the national body, CDCA fielded its first men’s representative team in the first-class Plunket Shield in 1950. Formed in January 1979, the Central Districts Women's Association fielded its first team against New Zealand Under 23, subsequently gaining entry to the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in the 1979/80 season. Then in 1992, the New Zealand Women’s Cricket Council merged to form NZC, bringing women’s and men's teams under the same umbrella for the first time and further developing the pathway to representative honours.
Not everything has changed. CD still faces the annual challenges brought about by our geography and resources. But we're a small team that punches hard, determined as ever to show up the big cities! Our eight Districts continue to provide crucial Community (club and schools cricket) as well as junior development programmes within each region, while CDCA manages the framework and High Performance pathway that leads to Domestic and International representation.
We are extremely proud of the fine cricketers who have represented the Central Stags and Hinds over the past seven decades, and of course those who have had the fortune to go on to represent our country.
Let's keep that going, together.
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