“It was good to make the finals last year but hopefully we can do better this year,” Taylor said. “I haven’t played for CD for a while since retiring from the Black Caps, so it’s good to be playing cricket in New Zealand again, and with a lot of teammates who I’ve played a lot of cricket with.
“One-day cricket was probably my best format in international cricket, so it’s nice to play some white balls and the Ford Trophy. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Taylor has been training with Central Districts in recent weeks after returning from India where he played in the Road Safety World Series and Legends League cricket – two tournaments featuring retired internationals – in September and October.
Will Young will lead Central Districts for the first six rounds of the Ford Trophy to give Tom Bruce a break, and Bruce will take over the captaincy for the remainder of his Super Smash and Ford Trophy campaign.
Central Districts Detachment Will Young (capt.), Doug Bracewell, Tom Bruce, Josh Clarkson, Dan Cleaver (wicket), Jayden Lennox, Ajaz Patel, Brett Randall, Seth Rance, Brad Shmulian, Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner, Ray Toole
