THE ROSS TAYLOR BAT



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!



2024/25 CHAMPION: 

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE - HASTINGS


The 2024/25 summer's ROSS TAYLOR BAT competition was held at Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North from 25 to 27 March 2025

St John's College put together a strong campaign, beating Wairarapa College in the 1v2 Final by 44 runs.


The six schools who made it through to the tournament were:


• PARAPARAUMU COLLEGE Horowhenua-Kāpiti

• WHANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL Whanganui

• KURANUI COLLEGE Wairarapa

• FEILDING HIGH SCHOOL Manawatū

• ST JOHN'S COLLEGE Hawke's Bay

• WAIRARAPA COLLEGE Wairarapa



2023/24 RESULTS

Finalists for this season were:

FEILDING High School (representing Manawatū)

WHANGANUI High School (Whanganui)

TE PAEPAE o Aotea (Hāwera, Taranaki)

WAIRARAPA College (Wairarapa)

KĀPITI College (Horowhenua-Kāpiti)

ST JOHN'S College (Hawke's Bay)


For the second year in a row, the 2024 Ross Taylor Bat champion was Whanganui High School



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.


FEILDING HIGH SCHOOL WON THE 2020 ROSS TAYLOR BAT