Central Districts Cricket Association

ABOUT THIS TROPHY

THE ROSS TAYLOR BAT is a short-format boys' secondary schools contest that CD has run since 2018. It's contested by the regional finalists from our six North Island-based District Associations

It started out as a competition to cater for our North Island District Association secondary schools, and the trophy is one that our Central Stags and BLACKCAPS legend ROSS TAYLOR himself donated specifically for this competition. It's the very blade with which he scored a BLACKCAPS century against England at McLean Park in 2013

Unsurprisingly, this has rapidly become a highly sought-after trophy!

In the 2023/24 season, The Ross Taylor Bat finals were played at Manawaroa and Ongley Parks, Palmerston North, on 13 March 2024

Our six Finalist teams were Feilding High School, Wairarapa College, Kāpiti College, Te Paepae o Aotea (Hāwera), St John's College Hastings, and Whanganui High School

Congratulations to WHANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL who became back-to-back winners of The Ross Taylor Bat!

2022/23 RESULTS

Finalists for this season were:

FEILDING High School (representing Manawatū)

WHANGANUI High School (Whanganui)

TE PAEPAE o Aotea (Taranaki)

WAIRARAPA College (Wairarapa)

PARAPARAUMU College (Horowhenua-Kāpiti)

HAVELOCK NORTH High School (Hawke's Bay)

The 2023 Ross Taylor Bat champion was Whanganui High School

2021/22 RESULTS

Finalists for this season were:

FEILDING High School (representing Manawatū)

WHANGANUI High School (Whanganui)

HAWERA High School (Taranaki)

KURANUI College (Wairarapa)

PARAPARAUMU College (Horowhenua-Kāpiti)

TARADALE High School (Hawke's Bay)

Three rounds of Finals took place on 9 March at Palmerston North's Manawaroa Park. Heading into the last round, two teams - Feilding and Kuranui - were unbeaten, and were in the box seat to take out the title.

But both schools were beaten in the final round, while Paraparaumu came through with a solid win against Taradale. With four schools finishing with two wins, it came down to Net Run Rate, and Paraparaumu College won The Ross Taylor Bat for 2022! What a great tournament.