AB Cricket Academy is a high-performance cricket academy in Kilbirnie Park, in Wellington's Eastern Suburbs. It is led by Ankur Bassi, a former first-class cricketer from India who holds New Zealand Level 2 coaching qualifications and has been tied to Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club since 2012. The academy trains talented boys and girls, with training that covers technical skills and mental resilience. The website says its players have gone on to international, domestic and representative cricket.
Anjuman Bassi has recently become the academy's high-performance coach, with a focus on developing women cricketers and growing participation among women and girls. The academy also runs a Nelson branch, led by head coach Sean Neal, a former club cricketer in England, Wellington and Otago. Ankur can be contacted by email at ankur@abcricket.co.nz.