Karori Cricket Club

🏏 Meet Our New Head Coach – Sunnie Chan

We're thrilled to welcome Sunnie Chan as Karori Cricket Club's head coach for the upcoming season!

As a former Karori player, Sunnie brings extensive experience in both outdoor cricket and indoor cricket. He's played First Class cricket for Canterbury and Wellington, and has coached and played in multiple World Cup winning sides.

His coaching philosophy centers on individual and team development, enjoyment, and performance excellence—focusing on creating confident cricketers and a positive team culture.

We're excited about the strength, experience and genuine expertise that Sunnie brings to our high performance space. Karori for Life ✊🦄

Welcome to the Karori whānau, Sunnie! 🎉

Save the date! The Karori Cricket Club Annual General Meeting is right around the corner, and our latest Annual Report is now officially live. 🏏📊

Swipe through for details, or click below to review the full report and RSVP to the AGM:

📄 Read the Annual Report:
https://www.karoricricket.co.nz/_files/ugd/d71b64_b53cecd6ca574e9f82ea6a16c73883d5.pdf

🗓️ Join the Facebook Event:
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👉 Don't Miss Out!
Mark your calendar and join us for an important evening. Your voice and participation matter to our club!

Karori Cricket Club | 2026 Annual General Meeting

Karori Cricket Club warmly invites members, players, families, supporters and the wider club community to our 2026 Annual General Meeting.

The AGM is an important opportunity to reflect on the season, hear about the Club’s plans and priorities for the year ahead, and contribute to the continued growth and success of Karori Cricket.

We encourage all members of our cricket community to attend, share their views and be part of shaping the future of one of Wellington’s proud and established cricket clubs.

📅 Thursday, 27 August 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Karori Park Clubrooms

Your club. Your voice. Our future.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Congrats to the legend Michael Snedden on an incredible career, a true competitor and even better bloke on and off the field!

The ultimate team man. After 89 matches and 135 wickets across all formats, Michael Snedden has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Thank you for everything, Sneds 💛🖤

Read more here: https://www.sporty.co.nz/cricketwellington/newsarticle/166401?newsfeedId=2264059

Very well deserved, Xara — we’re proud of you and backing you all the way over in Sri Lanka! 👏

A big congratulations to Xara Jetly on her first NZ ‘A’ Women’s selection! The side tours Sri Lanka for six matches starting May 12.

Well deserved and all the best, Xara 🙌

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Massive congratulations to our incredible Board Chair Sally Morrison on being awarded the Mike Curtis Cup at the Cricket Wellington Community Awards last night 👏

This is so incredibly well deserved. Sally works tirelessly for our club, for City Suburbs cricket, and for the game right across Wellington. Her passion, commitment, and care for the people within it is something truly special.

We’re so proud and so happy for you, Sally 🖤

And a special shoutout to Sally’s daughter Thea Larsen on a fantastic season, finishing with 31 wickets to claim the Premier Women’s top wicket taker honours 👏

A great night celebrating the 2025/26 season at Karori Cricket Club’s End of Season Prize Giving the other week 🙌

Awesome to recognise the efforts of players across all teams and grades, and reflect on another big year at the club.

Special shoutout to our major award winners:

🏆 Cricketer of the Year – Tom Blundell
🏆 Men’s Club Cricketer of the Year – Oscar Wilson
🏆 Women’s Club MVP – Thea Larsen
🏆 Karori Spirit Award – Preston Rota

Thanks to everyone who contributed on and off the field this season 🦄🖤

Photos from Day One of our Premier Men’s clash against Hutt District at Karori Park.

📸 Alan Graham

Final results of the 2025/26 season.

Unfortunately, the Premier Men were unable to play on Day 2 after a motorbike damaged the pitch.

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