And now it has upgraded facilities to help grow the game.
The old playing surface was dilapidated, so the school board leaned on the community to see what could be done.
A new concrete pad was poured, and yesterday the nets were opened in a ceremony attended by a coterie of Otago cricket glitterati.
The improvements have be funded almost entirely by donations.
Board of trustees chairman Grant Pellowe said he hoped it would help inspire more children to take up the sport.
"It just gives them more opportunity to get involved in the game," he said.
The school’s cricket ties are extensive and the opening ceremony was a who’s who of Otago cricket.
Principal Greg Lees is the son of New Zealand cricket great Warren Lees. Warren Lees both played and coached at international level and has enjoyed a lifetime in the sport.
He sportingly squeezed into one of Suzie Bates’ shirts just so he would, well, look the part, while taking the first delivery during the opening ceremony.
Bates lives in the area and came down to support the opening.
The champion Sparks and White Fern batter suggested she might have had a bigger jersey in her bag for her former coach but where would the fun be in that?
Former Otago seamer Warren McSkimming showed up in an old Volts strip. His daughters Ava and Mila McSkimming attend the school.
Otago and former Black Cap Neil Broom has three sons — Connor, Luie and Zac — at the school and he joined Volts team-mate Dale Phillips at the opening.
Former Otago top order batter and international umpire Shaun Haig was also present. He has three children — Claudia, Sylvie and Sully — at the school.
There are the makings of a very good cricket team at that school.
