Taita Cricket Club is based at the Ricoh Sportsville at Fraser Park, 237 Taita Drive in Avalon, Lower Hutt. The club was established in 1933/34 and says it has a strong social side. It has about 200 members, with ten men's teams (Premier and Premier Reserve), one women's team, eight junior teams and three coaches. Pre-season training for Premier and Reserve players is on Wednesdays from 5.30pm to 8pm, and for Thirds and Fourths players on Tuesdays from 6pm to 8pm, at the Ricoh Sports Centre. Registration for men, women and juniors is open now.
Members can use a three-lane indoor training centre with a bowling machine. The Fraser Park site also has six squash courts, a café downstairs, and a bar and restaurant upstairs, where members get member prices at the bar and on the squash courts. The club's history includes several Wilford Kerr Shield wins. Doug Urry holds the club's record for wickets in a Premier career, with 597.
Our pick in Avalon for a cricketer who wants a strong social club with indoor training and squash on the same site.