Waitakere Cricket Club
Waitakere Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Waitakere City. Based at Te Atatu Park on the Te Atatu Peninsula, the club has won the Auckland club championship three times.
History
During the 1971-72 season the Te Atatu Cricket Club and Henderson Cricket Club amalgamated to form the Western Districts Cricket Club. The club has since been renamed three times, first to become the Waitemata Cricket Club, then the Waitemata Cricket Association Inc and finally to its present name of the Waitakere Cricket Club.
Originally based at McLeod Road Reserve, in 1989 the team moved to Te Atatu Park. The team also has training facilities at the Trusts Stadium.
The club has won the Auckland Cricket club championship three times, in 1989/90, 1994/5 and 1996/7.
Events and Awards
The club hosts an annual Auckland-wide 'Adapted Cricket Open Day' event.[1]
In 2009 the club won the annual New Zealand Cricket 'Best Club Cricket Initiative' Development award.[2] This award was issued mainly for hosting the inaugural Adapted Cricket open day.
The club was also the first in New Zealand to achieve the Halberg Trusts SportAccess Gold status.[3] The award was presented by Sir Murray Halberg in June 2008.
Notable players
Past players include New Zealand internationals; Adam Parore, Craig Spearman, Trevor Franklin and Chris Lee, along with Auckland representatives; I.H. Laird, Steve Pearson,[4] R Hira and Anaru Kitchen.[5]
References
- ↑ Second Adapted Cricket day even more successful! Auckland Cricket, 10 February 2010
- ↑ Grassroots Cricket Initiatives Honoured In Development Awards Voxy.co.nz, 21 April 2009
- ↑ Waitakere Cricket Club Achieve SportAccess Gold Halberg Trust
- ↑ State Auckland Aces squad named for season opener Cricinfo.com, 25 October 2001
- ↑ New Zealand and Auckland Representatives Waitakere Cricket Club