Cornwall Cricket Club
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Cornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
| International information | |
| First Test | 28 March 1969: Template:Country data New Zealand women v Template:Country data England women |
| Last Test | 11 January 1992: Template:Country data New Zealand women v Template:Country data England women |
| First ODI | 20 January 1922: Template:Country data New Zealand women v Template:Country data England women |
| Last ODI | 14 January 1982: Template:Country data New Zealand women v Template:Country data India women |
| As of 24 November 2009 Source: CricketArchive |
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The Cornwall Cricket Club, the Cornwall Districts Cricket and Sports Association Incorporated, was founded in 1895 in Auckland, New Zealand as Ponsonby Cricket Club. Since 1952 the club has its cricket ground in Greenlane West, Epsom opposite the showgrounds and inside Cornwall Park. It claims the largest membership of any cricket club in the country.
Cornwall comes from the surrounding park's name given by the Duke of Cornwall later George V when visiting Auckland in 1901.
Cornwall Park surrounds One Tree Hill.
The first recorded match on the ground was in 1958, when England women played a New Zealand women's touring team. The ground has also hosted three Women's Test matches and three Women's ODIs.
Notable players include Dave Crowe, Jeff Crowe and Martin Crowe.
Club officers include: John Graham and businessman Roger Kerr
Coordinates: 36°53′41″S 174°46′56″E / 36.8948°S 174.7822°E
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