NICS

The North Indian Cricket Society ("NICS") team takes it's origins back to the late 1990's, where it began as a social team for people of Kashmiri origin in Auckland. At the time there were only a few Kashmiri families in Auckland and they all regularly got together to play cricket. This was then formalised into a social team which started to play its cricket competitively.

What started off as a Kashmiri team, quickly became a melting pot of many cultures, as we recruited across friend circles and networks to keep the cricketing tradition and team alive! The average age of the team that started in the late 90's would likely have been in their mid-to-late 30s, as there were many "uncles" in the original team. As they began to stop playing, the next generation took over to keep the baton moving.

The NICS have played in several competitions, including the Auckland Business House Cricket Association (ABHCA). The NICS have a long tradition of winning, having made their way from the 4th grade of ABHCA right through to the top grade, winning every season to reach the top before switching over to playing Auckland Cricket's Men's 1-day grades.

Once again the NICS started at the bottom in 1-day 4B, winning every year on their way up to 1-day 2B. It is in the 2B grade that the team seemed to stagnate, going on to play 4-5 seasons in 2B before finally cracking the equation with the addition of great talent and team work, which now has the NICS having moved up 2 grades during the 2020/2021 season.

The NICS will now be playing their cricket in 1-day 1B for the 2021/2022 season.