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St Albans Cricket Club was a cricket club in New Zealand. A St Albans Cricket Club had been created by 1872. A district club was created in 1905 to play district cricket, and played in Canterbury Cricket Association games.

The club won the Senior Championship in, in particular, the 1910–1911 season, the 1925–1926 season, the 1949–1950 season, the 1954–1955 season, the 1956–1957 season, the 1963–1964 season, and the 1964–1965 season. The club won the Senior Championship, now called the Trust Bank Trophy, in, in particular, the 1986–1987 season, the 1987–1988 season, and the 1988–1989 season.

The club had clubrooms at the Hagley Oval.

The club was sponsored by Kinetic Investments from 1988 and Imperial Cut Price Liquor Store in 1989.

The men's club merged with the women's club in 1977. St Albans won the senior grade women's championship during the 1938–1939 season and the 1939–1940 season, and the Christmas women's competition in 1985.

Players

The following have played for St Albans in the past:

• C. W. Allard.
• Dr Arthur B. O'Brien
• Cyril Crawford
• Ernest Crawshaw
• Roger Ford
• Keith Ollivier
• Tom Reese
• Don Sandman

References

• John Coffey. 75 not out. 1980.
• "Cricket: Canterbury Association". Lyttelton Times. 23 March 1911. p 8.
• "Christchurch Champions: St Albans on Top". NZ Truth. 25 February 1926  p 12.
• St. Albans Takes Lead in Senior Championship". The Press. 29 October 1963. p 12.
• "Rain Helps St. Albans Increase Its Lead". The Press. 23 December 1963. p 16.
• "Dramatic senior cricket win by St Albans". The Press. 16 November 1970. p 17.
• "St Albans extends its first-grade lead". The Press. 22 December 1986. p 28.
• John Coffey. "Points main aim". The Press. 3 October 1987. p 92.
• "Cricket title in the balance". The Press. 11 March 1989. p 14.
• "St Albans set to win cricket". The Press. 18 March 1989. p 96.
• John Coffey. "Cricket captain confident of equaling record". The Press. 6 October 1989. p 52.

1. "St Albans Cricket Club" in "Town and Country".Lyttelton Times. 15 January 1872. p 2.
2. "Anniversary season". The Press. 4 October 1979. p 14.
3. "St Albans Club's Jubilee". The Press. 9 March 1955. p 14.
4. "The Canterbury Association: District Scheme Adopted". The Press. 21 July 1905. p 6.
5. "Saturday's Grade Matches: St. Albans wins the Championship".The Press. 3 April 1911. p 3.
6. "Come to Dinner said Sid Hickmott: so St Albans Men joined in merrily". The Star, Christchurch. 29 April 1926. p 5.
7. "Christchurch Season Ends: St Albans Suffer Their Only Defeat". NZ Truth. 25 March 1926. p 15.
8. "Cricket: Senior Competition: Close of the Season". The Press. 22 March 1926. p 6.
9. "St Albans wins Championship". The Press. 27 March 1950. p 3.
10. "Senior Championship won by St Albans". The Press. 25 March 1957. p 14.
11. "Senior Title duly won by St.Albans". The Press. 23 March 1964. p 17.
12. "St Albans Wins". The Press. 29 March 1965. p 14.
13. "All-Round Strength Was St. Albans Secret". The Press. 29 March 1965. p 14.
14. "St Albans regains cricket title". The Press. 9 March 1987. p 22.
15. "Comfortable win to St Albans". The Press. 28 March 1988. p 22.
16. "Trophy hat trick for St Albans". The Press. 20 March 1989. p 21.
17. "St Albans chases fourth successive club cricket title". The Press 29 September 1989. p 30.
18. "Cricket club expands". The Press. 3 June 1977. p 24.
19. "Sponsorship for Club". The Press. 22 September 1988. p 40.
20. "Sponsorship for Club". The Press. 28 September 1989. p 34.
21. "St Albans is fourth merger". The Press. 9 June 1977. p 6.
22. "Women's Games: St Albans wins Senior Championship". The Press. 6 March 1939. p 7.
23. "St Albans assured of the Championship". The Press. 4 March 1940. p 4.
24. "St Albans wins women's title". The Press. 23 December 1985. p 29.
25. The Press, 3 April 1911
26. "Ford wins place". The Press. 23 January 1987. p 28.

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