CENTRAL DISTRICTS A

Domestic A cricket helps to prepare and condition players for the next step up: representing the Central Hinds (women) and Central Stags (men). Across the country, Major Association "A" teams now typically play against their nearest neighbours rather than competing in a national competition or tournament. All CD A matches are FREE admission


CD A WOMEN


CD A MEN

2023/24 FIXTURES & RESULTS


This season's activity began with a very good three-day win against Wellington A at Napier's Nelson Park at the beginning of November, LIAM DUDDING taking a bag and former ND pathway rep TAYLOR BETTELHEIM scoring 169 on CD A debut


TOBY FINDLAY then opened the annual Taupō Quadrangulat T20 tournament with a five-wicket bag, including a hat-trick, in the first round against ND A.


Tuesday 31 October to Thursday 2 November 2023

CD A defeated Wellington A Nelson Park, Napier by 7 wickets

SCORECARD


Monday 27 to Tuesday 28 November 2023

North Island Quadrangular Tournament (T20)

Owen Delany Park, Taupō:


Wednesday 29 November 2023

CD A defeated Canterbury A by 33 runs

Owen Delany Park, Taupō 

*  CD A 'home fixture' played at an away venue


Thursday 22 to Friday 23 February 2024

CD A v NZ Development XI

Donnelly Park, Levin


Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 February 2024

CD A v Northern Districts A

Nelson Park, Napier


2 to 4 March 2024

Wellington A v CD A

Wellington (venue tbc)



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CD A WOMEN 2023/24 FIXTURES 


Saturday 10 February 2024 • CD A Women v ND A women - away fixture, venue TBC

Sunday 11 February 2024 • CD A Women v ND A women - away fixture, venue TBC


• Two further fixtures are to be confirmed.


2023/24 RESULTS 

Saturday 4 November 2023

• CD A Women lost to ND A women  by 17 runs (T20) - Lindisfarne College, Hastings SCORECARD

• CD A Women lost to ND A women  by 9 wickets (T20) - Lindisfarne College, Hastings SCORECARD

Sunday 5 November 2023 • CD A Women lost to ND A women by 39 runs (one-day) - Lindisfarne College, Hastings SCORECARD


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OUR CD A WOMEN'S STORY

Men's A cricket has been well established nationally for many years, but women's A cricket had been sporadic until 2022/23 when CENTRAL DISTRICTS A WOMEN was re-established and provided with structured competition against our near neighbours.

Previously, the team had competed as the 'CD women's Second XI' - such as in 1995, when CD played six matches at an NZC Women's Second XI tournament. But it had been a long time between drinks so it was doubly exciting when our new class of 2023 went through their inaugural season undefeated! 


The 2023 team started with twin wins v Northern Districts A in Hamilton, then beat Wellington A back-to-back in Wellington before defeating ND A again, in both formats, at home for the first time in Levin.