Ellerslie Cricket Club is a community amateur cricket club at 46 Michaels Avenue, Ellerslie, Auckland. It was formed in 1922 on Michaels Avenue Reserve, and it marked its 100th jubilee in the 2022/23 season. The club has more than 480 members and welcomes boys, girls, men and women of all ages, cultures and abilities. Its coaching approach, which the club calls "The Ellerslie Way", puts fun, skills and teamwork before competitive excellence.
The junior club takes players aged five to 19, and there are men's and women's senior teams, plus social teams for players of all abilities. Senior players compete in leagues across Auckland. The club says it has just completed a new $7 million clubrooms with the Ellerslie Football Club, with function rooms, a bar and kitchen, and eight changing rooms. The clubrooms are available to hire for events, and fixtures and scores are on the club's website. Our pick in Ellerslie for a cricket club with a long history and new facilities.