St Albans Cricket Club was a cricket club in New Zealand. A St Albans Cricket Club had been created by 1872."St Albans Cricket Club" in "Town and Country".Lyttelton Times. 15 January 1872. p 2. A district club was created in 1905 to play district cricket, and played in Canterbury Cricket Association games."Anniversary season". The Press. 4 October 1979. p 14."St Albans Club's Jubilee". The Press. 9 March 1955. p 14."The Canterbury Association: District Scheme Adopted". The Press. 21 July 1905. p 6.
The club won the Senior Championship in, in particular, the 1910–1911 season,"Saturday's Grade Matches: St. Albans wins the Championship".The Press. 3 April 1911. p 3. the 1925–1926 season,"Come to Dinner said Sid Hickmott: so St Albans Men joined in merrily". The Star, Christchurch. 29 April 1926. p 5."Christchurch Season Ends: St Albans Suffer Their Only Defeat". NZ Truth. 25 March 1926. p 15."Cricket: Senior Competition: Close of the Season". The Press. 22 March 1926. p 6. the 1949–1950 season,"St Albans wins Championship". The Press. 27 March 1950. p 3. the 1954–1955 season, the 1956–1957 season,"Senior Championship won by St Albans". The Press. 25 March 1957. p 14. the 1963–1964 season,"Senior Title duly won by St.Albans". The Press. 23 March 1964. p 17. and the 1964–1965 season."St Albans Wins". The Press. 29 March 1965. p 14."All-Round Strength Was St. Albans Secret". The Press. 29 March 1965. p 14. The club won the Senior Championship, now called the Trust Bank Trophy, in, in particular, the 1986–1987 season,"St Albans regains cricket title". The Press. 9 March 1987. p 22. the 1987–1988 season,"Comfortable win to St Albans". The Press. 28 March 1988. p 22. and the 1988–1989 season."Trophy hat trick for St Albans". The Press. 20 March 1989. p 21."St Albans chases fourth successive club cricket title". The Press 29 September 1989. p 30.
The club had clubrooms at the Hagley Oval."Cricket club expands". The Press. 3 June 1977. p 24.
The club was sponsored by Kinetic Investments from 1988"Sponsorship for Club". The Press. 22 September 1988. p 40. and Imperial Cut Price Liquor Store in 1989."Sponsorship for Club". The Press. 28 September 1989. p 34.
The men's club merged with the women's club in 1977."St Albans is fourth merger". The Press. 9 June 1977. p 6. St Albans won the senior grade women's championship during the 1938–1939 season"Women's Games: St Albans wins Senior Championship". The Press. 6 March 1939. p 7. and the 1939–1940 season,"St Albans assured of the Championship". The Press. 4 March 1940. p 4. and the Christmas women's competition in 1985."St Albans wins women's title". The Press. 23 December 1985. p 29.
Players The following have played for St Albans in the past:The Press, 3 April 1911 C. W. Allard. Dr Arthur B. O'Brien Cyril Crawford Ernest Crawshaw Roger Ford"Ford wins place". The Press. 23 January 1987. p 28. 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.