[4] Wanganui achieved a notable success when their team of 22 defeated the touring Australian XI in February 1881 at the Racecourse Ground.
[12] They first won the title in 1913–14, when they beat South Auckland, thanks to the all-rounders Chester Holland, Bill Bernau and James Hussey.
Wanganui held the Hawke Cup against several challenges and kept it through the hiatus caused by World War I before losing narrowly to Poverty Bay in March 1919.
[15] Playing until 1928, Chester Holland established a record for Hawke Cup challenge matches of 189 wickets which has never been equalled.
[17] The captain for much of the 1920s was George Orr, of whom the New Zealand cricket historian Tom Reese wrote that he "not only proved himself a very sound batsman but seemed by his successes to inspire the others".
[15] Wanganui was one of the original constituent associations that made up the Central Districts team, which began competing in the Plunket Shield in the 1950–51 season.