Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin)
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| Location | Musselburgh, New Zealand |
| Country | New Zealand |
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Albion Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Founded in 1862, has often been dubbed the oldest continuously existing club in either New Zealand or Australia.[1]
However, this title may belong, in New Zealand at least, to Motueka Cricket Club, in Motueka near Nelson, which has been a continuous cricket club since 1857.[2] Albion nevertheless remains one of the oldest active clubs in the southern hemisphere.
In 2013, Albion stalwart Warwick Larkins, convener of the 150th celebrations, enquired in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide and found:
Melbourne Cricket Club [founded in 1838] is older than us, but no-one knew whether they had been continuous or not.
— Warwick Larkins, [3]
The club's home ground is at Culling Park in Musselburgh.
The Albion club has produced 25 New Zealand internationals.[1]
Albion's roll of honour contains the names of many current and former international players, among them the following:[1]
As well as these internationals, the club boasts many more first-class players.
300 Club
One of the many quirks about Albion is the fact it was home to a group of 5 players to have scored first class triple centuries.
