Waitakere Cricket Club is a cricket club based in West Auckland. Based at Te Atatū Park on the Te Atatū Peninsula, the club has won the Auckland club championship three times. Waitakerecricketclub

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 Atatū Park. The team also has training facilities at the

Trusts Stadium The Trusts Arena is an indoor arena located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a multi-purpose stadium that primarily holds sports events and music concerts. The Arena was opened by then Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark on 11 ...

. The club has won the

Auckland Cricket The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 28 Plunket Shield titles, ten ...

club championship three times, in 1989/90, 1994/5 and 1996/7. The club won the

T20 Championship in 2014

Events and awards

The club hosts an annual Auckland-wide 'Adapted Cricket Open Day' event. In 2009 the club won the annual New Zealand Cricket 'Best Club Cricket Initiative' Development award. 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. The award was presented by Sir Murray Halberg in June 2008.

Notable players

Past players include New Zealand internationals

Adam Parore Adam Craig Parore (born 23 January 1971) is a former wicket-keeper and batsman for the New Zealand cricket team. He played 78 Test cricket matches for New Zealand and 179 One Day International cricket matches. Parore has been the managing direc ...

, Craig Spearman, Trevor Franklin and Chris Lee, along with Auckland representatives I.H. Laird, Steve Pearson,

Ronnie Hira Roneel Magan Hira (born 23 January 1987) is a New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketer who is a left-arm off spinner. His relaxed attitude to cricket and his bowling style have been compared to Phil Tufnell. He was born in Auckland. Domest ...

and

Anaru Kitchen Anaru Kyle Kitchen (born 21 February 1984) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Otago cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He plays for North East Valley Cricket Club. In February ...

References

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External links

Official Website
Auckland cricket clubs Sport in West Auckland, New Zealand