Central Districts Cricket Association

Named in honour of former New Zealand Test captain, pioneer Central Stag and prolific Hawke Cup all-rounder Murray Chapple who starred for both Wairarapa and Manawatū, our coveted Chapple Cup always holds pride of place in a District Association's cabinet

The annual men's tournament is contested in the white-ball formats, bringing all eight CD District Associations together across three days: Taranaki, Manawatū, Nelson, Marlborough, Horowhenua-Kāpiti, Hawke's Bay, Whanganui and Wairarapa competing to be the season champion

DID YOU KNOW? The 8 antler points on the CDCA logo represent our 8 District Associations!

FORMAT

From 2022/23, the tournament is live-scored online at PlayHQ. Previous seasons' archives are housed on CricHQ
The first round is randomly drawn, and announced on CDCA social media channels in the weeks leading up to the tournament
The tournament is always played over a weekend, beginning on a Friday and culminating in a Finals day on the Sunday
The four winning teams on Day One progress to play for the Chapple Cup, while the four losing sides play for the Cave Cup
The main draw matches are all one-day contests
The Day Two winners (Saturday) meet in their respective Chapple and Cave Cup Finals on Sunday whilst the unsuccessful teams will finish their tournament by playing T20 matches on the final day.

HISTORY

When Taranaki lifted the 2018 Chapple Cup, it was Taranaki's first title at the tournament in nine years
Hawke's Bay and Manawatū have met regularly in the finals in recent seasons; Hawke's Bay having beaten Manawatū Final in the 2019 Chapple Cup Final at Nelson Park
Marlborough won the 2019 Cave Cup and claimed this title for a steady five seasons on the bounce, until 2020.

Playing Conditions

As per NZC One-Day Playing Conditions 2022/23*

* one white Kookaburra regulation 156g ball per innings.

* Please note Amended Playing Condition: Format of ODI matches

* Running the non-striker out before the ball is bowled:

The bowler must issue a warning to the non-striker who, in the umpire’s opinion, was out of their crease at the time of the incident.
The warning must be made to the umpire at the non-striker's end before the next ball is delivered.
The warning will last the duration of that innings and apply to all batters.
The umpires will make all incoming batters aware if a warning has been issued

Cyclone Gabrielle led to late changes to last season's tournament, played at Donnelly Park, Levin on 18 and 19 February 2023.

The cyclone hit in the week building up to the tournament, resulting in the withdrawal of Hawke's Bay due to the heavy impact on the region and its community.

Ground conditions in Manawatū were also affected. CDCA therefore agreed with the eight Districts representatives to shift the Chapple Cup tournament from Fitzherbert Park to Levin, and to reconfigure the tournament as a two-day T20 tournament for 2023 - with one pool of four teams (with a bye) and one pool of three, with cross-over Finals, and the Chapple and Cave Cup awarded on that basis.

Teams observed a minute's silence for Cyclone Gabrielle victims before the tournament got underway, and Hawke's Bay remained in everyone's throughts throughout.

Whanganui enjoyed a strong weekend, and met Manawatū in the Chapple Cup Final, while Taranaki beat Wairarapa for the Cave Cup.

TOURNAMENT SCORES

2021/22 CHAMPION : HAWKE'S BAY

The 2021/22 Chapple Cup was hosted in Palmerston North 18-20 February 2022, and was played as a T20 round robin between six teams this year as the country grappled with the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak, and Wairarapa and Marlborough elected not to participate

After a busy Friday and Saturday at Fitzherbert and Manawaroa Parks, the final round on Sunday was washed out and, as the only undefeated team after the first four rounds, Hawke's Bay reclaimed the title they last held two seasons ago, Manawatū finishing as runner up