Its governing body is the Mid Canterbury Cricket Association.
[4] A 15-man Ashburton County team captained by Godfrey Harper played the touring Australian XI in March 1921, losing by 10 wickets.
[5] The team began competing in the Hawke Cup in the 1950s, and played in six challenge matches between 1959 and 1977, but never won the title.
[4] The team won the Hawke Cup for the first time in February 2004 when, captained by Robert Madden, they beat Northland on the first innings.
[7] The five clubs in the Mid Canterbury Cricket Association are Allenton, Coldstream, Lauriston, Methven and Technical.