GILLETTE CUP

2023 CD champion: Palmerston North Boys' High School

The prestigious Gillette Cup for secondary schoolboy First XIs is for Years 9 to 13.

Our CD Gillette Cup qualifying tournament provides players with a great opportunity to compete against some of the other best young players of the same generation - not only from across Central Districts, but ultimately, for the tournament winner, from right across New Zealand.

Over the years, many first-class cricketers and BLACKCAPS have made their name in this tournament, and it's a special trophy to win with your schoolmates.

2023 CD REGIONAL FINALS

Term One of the 2023 school year saw Palmerston North Boys' High defeat New Plymouth Boys' High in a close-fought final, while defending champion Napier Boys' High and Nelson College played off for third.

Find the match results here

Palmerston North Boys' High will contest the Gillette Cup nationals in Lincoln from 17 to 22 December, 2023.

GILLETTE VENUS CUP

2023 CD champion: St Matthew's Collegiate School

The female version of the Gillette Cup, this is the major goal for the best secondary schoolgirls' First XIs in the country, for Years 9 to 13 girls. Participating teams enter the competition in term one of the school year within their region, and play against nearby schools. Winning teams then advance through to their regional finals. Then the six regional winners from around the country, including CD, are invited to the national finals that are held in term four of the school year.

This year's national NZC Gillette Venus Cup Finals will take place from 11 to 13 December 2023 at Lincoln, Canterbury. All the best to St Matts for the tournament!

2023 CD FINALS

Term one of the 2023 school year saw St Matthew's Collegiate defeat Palmerston North Girls' High in the CD Grand Final to earn the tickets to Nationals! For 2023/24, the top four qualifying schools in CD will compete for the new season's title in Palmerston North, stay tuned for further details and announcements.

Find the results here

2022 CD FINALS (RESCHEDULED FROM 2021/22 SEASON)

Our 2021/22 CD Regional Finals were originally due to be played in March 2022, but the Omicron outbreak meant the T20 Finals had to be postponed until the following season - November 2022, in Term 4.

The four teams in contention for the CD title and berth at the Gillette Venus nationals for that season were New Plymouth Girls' High, Napier Girls' High, Palmerston North Girls' High and St Matthew's Collegiate School.

Unfortunately rain washed out the first scheduled day of playoffs, but we had a reserve day up our sleeve with New Plymouth Girls' High and St Matthew's Collegiate winning their way through to the Grand Final. As expected, St Matthew's put up a great fight in the Final, but it was New Plymouth Girls' High who won the crown and went on to represent CD at the end of 2022!

SEE THE SCORES: CD Cricket PLAYHQ hub.

• RECENT CHAMPIONS

Wairarapa's St Matthew's Collegiate School represented CD at the 2020/21 National Gillette Venus Cup, hosted in Palmerston North in December 2020. St Matthew's Collegiate School again made the CD Regional Final in March 2021, and defeated Palmerston North Girls' High in the regional Final at Palmerston North's Fitzherbert Park to win the right - for the third year in a row - to represent CD at the Gillette Venus Cup nationals in 2021

ANZ NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL CUP - discontinued from 2022

This was the competition for primary and intermediate schoolboys. It provided boys with the opportunity to play cricket amongst friends and test their skills against schools from within their region and, if successful, the other best teams in the country.

CD won this national title in 2018/19 with Huntley School putting in a strong performance for the trophy!

In both 2019/20 and 2020/21, CD's representative was Hereworth School from Havelock North in Hawke's Bay. We were delighted to see another strong performance on both occasions. Hereworth claimed the runners-up medal in both 2019 and 2020, while Micky Peacock was named tournamanent 2019 tournament MVP.

The 2020/21 regional CD Finals for in the CD area, and the Ross Taylor Bat, were held on 7 April 2021. Francis Douglas Memorial College, Huntley School, Masterton Intermediate and Havelock North took part.

Havelock North Intermediate (below) won our Primary Cup playoffs, defeating the Francis Douglas Memorial College boys in the final.

The ANZ National Primary Cup has now been superceded by other NZC programmes designed for primary and intermediate school kids.

ANZ NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL SHIELD - discontinued from 2022

Replaced by new, targeted NZC programmes, this was the competition for primary and intermediate schoolgirls. It provided girls with the opportunity to play cricket amongst friends and test their skills against schools from within their region and, if successful, the other best teams in the country.

Masterton's St Matthew's Collegiate was CD's representative at the last nationals held, hosted by CD at Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North in November 2020. 

The 2020/21 regional CD playoffs for the season's top four teams from CD were held on 9 March 2021 with Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School (below) winning the 2020/21 regional CD Finals tournament. PNINS were due to be our representative at the Nationals the following summer, however, the nationals were cancelled due to the 2022 Omicron outbreak.