Onslow Cricket Club

Established: 1930

Club colours: Red and Green

Home ground and clubrooms: Nairnville Park, Khandallah

Senior championship winners: Cook Shield 1977-78, 1983-84, 1988-89, 1991-92

Current Wellington Firebirds and Blaze representatives: Stewart Rhodes, Leighton Burtt, Andrew Lamb, Mindy Hodgson, Renee Moffitt, Maddie Chapman, Suzie McDonald

Grades represented in 2011-12 season: Wilkinson Pearce Cup, Senior 2, Senior Women, Wellington 2A, Wellington 2C, Wellington 1A, Wellington 1B (2 teams), Wellington Twenty20

Number of junior teams represented in 2011-12 season: 30

Website: http://www.onslow.co.nz/

The Onslow Cricket Club commenced existence in time for the 1930-31 season, cricket in Khandallah having previously been played under the Khandallah Boys Club banner. The driving force behind the Club's development was Major F C Gentry and his three sons were prominent in the first years.

The initial years saw Onslow establish a strong presence in the lower grades, a trend that continues today. From the later 1960s, the performance of the senior team reached new heights, culminating in 1977-78 with a maiden Senior Championship and continuing throughout the 1980s and 1990s

Over the years Onslow has had a number of players play for Wellington at various levels and age groups. Of these, Jeremy Coney, John Morrison and Gavin Larsen have featured prominently for New Zealand, Jeremy becoming captain and Gavin playing over 100 one day International games for New Zealand.

After a brief appearance in the late 40s, women's cricket returned to Onslow in 1978-79 and consolidated to the extent that Onslow dominated women's cricket in Wellington during the eighties and early nineties. Patricia McKelvey (long time New Zealand captain), Nancy Williams, Karen Musson and Maia Lewis (former New Zealand captain) have all represented New Zealand while playing for Onslow. Onslow have won the Wellington Senior Women's competition for the last seven seasons.