Taita District Cricket Club

03/09/2026

It is with great sadness that we inform you,
Ian Schofer passed away on Wednesday.

A Taita Legend and brother of Ross,Jeff and Phil (Life Member) who all played Premier Cricket for Taita.

Ian played Premer Cricket for Taita from 1963 to 1973 scoring 3357 runs with top score of 119 and 500 in a season once. Then continued to play for Taita until 1979.

With the ball Ian took 304 wickets at 16.57

Ian also represented Hutt Valley in the Hawke Cup from 1966/67-1971/72

Ian will also be known to most as the owner of Ian Schofer Pharmacy in High Street.

The club's condolences go out to the Schofer Family at this time.

The photo with Ian seated far right next to Chairman George Ryan was taken of the victorious 1974/75 Premier team that won both the Hutt Valley and the first ever Inter City competition.

Rest in peace Ian.

A true Taita legend 🏏

31/08/2026

It's time to come together as a club as we prepare for the 2026/27 season.

Let your voice be heard. This is our club.

🗓️ Sunday 27th September
⏰ 2pm
📌 Ricoh Sports Centre

29/08/2026

𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 ✍

"𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐚!" ✈️

Congratulations and welcome to Rhys Lewis on signing with Taita District Cricket Club for the 2026/27 Cricket Wellington Premier 1 campaign.

A highly experienced cricketer, Rhys spent four years within the Middlesex Academy, captaining the side for two of those seasons. His performances for the Academy and Middlesex 2nd XI earned him selection for the Super 4s, before going on to represent the England Young Lions.

Now representing Berkshire in the National Counties competition, Rhys also brings a wealth of overseas experience having completed three previous stints in Australia.

This time, it's a new challenge across the Tasman as Rhys heads to Wellington for his first taste of cricket in New Zealand. Having heard nothing but rave reviews, he's looking forward to meeting everyone at Taita and playing a key role both on and off the field.

A serious addition for Taita ahead of the new campaign.

All the best for the season ahead, Rhys! 🤝 ❤️🖤

21/08/2026

Registrations are now open for both Men and Women.

If you would like to join Taita Cricket contact us for more information.

✉️ [email protected]
📱 James Ross (Club Captain) on 021 949 333

To register for the Men use the below
link 👇
https://www.playhq.com/new-zealand-cricket/register/3dd114

To register for the Women use the below link 👇
https://www.playhq.com/new-zealand-cricket/register/c03cdf

19/08/2026

Congratulations to Jack on his selection in this squad ❤️🖤

Congratulations to all players selected in our Silvester Clark U17 Boys Training Squad 👏

As always a big thank you to Silvester Clark Consulting Engineers - Structural Engineers for their support of our male pathways programme.

04/08/2026

Let’s pick the coldest day to start thinking about cricket…..

Pre-season training starts next week at the Ricoh Sports Centre Fraser Park

Premier and Premier Reserve teams commence training Wednesday 12th August 5.30pm-8pm

3rd/4th XI commence training on Tuesday 11th August 6-8pm

If you are new to Taita and would like to join one of the two training sessions, please email [email protected] or contact James Ross Club Captain (021949333)

Summer is on it’s way (maybe..)

28/07/2026

Our friends at Wainuiomata Cricket Club need your help.

If you see or hear anything get in touch.

16/06/2026

For those that cannot make it today, here is the livestream

https://vimeo.com/event/6001366/a921b05e82

12/06/2026

Taita Cricket would like to offer our deepest condolences to Pam and family with the sudden passing of Taita Legend Dave Stewart

Dave was a Taita stalwart as a player, administrator, leader and 100% loyal supporter to the end.

Dave's contribution to Taita was recognised in 2007 when he was made a Life Member. He was on the management committee for 14 years and President for 4. He was manager of the Taita Premier side for 5 seasons.

Dave was also the first sponsor of the Taitanium club via Accord International.

On the field, Dave transferred from Eastbourne as a junior, and he played mostly in the 5th grade team, but did earn 8 premier caps. He scored 2 hundreds with a top score of 112 and also took one hattrick.

Two years ago Taita renamed the Taita Cup, 'Best individual performance in premier and reserve cricket' to the Dave Stewart Cup. Dave, your name will always be synonymous with Taita Cricket.

We were fortunate to have a coffee with Dave on Thursday morning, where we discussed the upcoming cricket season he was a Taita legend and supporter to the end.

We will advise funeral details once confirmed.

Dave you are gone but never forgotten.