Cornwall Cricket Club plays in Cornwall Park, One Tree Hill, Auckland, directly across the road from the ASB Showgrounds entrance. The club's history goes back to 1895, when it was founded as the Ponsonby Cricket Club. It was renamed Cornwall in 1956, after its ground opened in December 1955 on a former olive grove in the Epsom Onehunga area.
The club is known for its women's cricket. It started a women's division in 1995, and the club says it is now the home of women's cricket in Auckland, with the most members and the most representative players. It hosted New Zealand's first women's test match in 1962, a three-day match against England.
The junior programme plays on Saturday mornings in the park. The club says it has more than 1,000 juniors, which it describes as the largest membership of any club in New Zealand and Australia.
Our pick in One Tree Hill for a child who wants to learn cricket on the park, or a woman who wants a serious women's cricket club.