About Us

Kingsgrove Sports Centre Pty Ltd was founded in1976 by Harold Solomons, who was born in Sri Lanka, and immigrated to Australia at the age of 26 in 1973. During his time as an "Activities Officer" he came across a small sports store down an arcade in Kingsgrove. The owners of the store were closing down. He changed the sports store's name to Kingsgrove Sports Centre and so began the story of the now world famous KSC. He soon began to realise the success of the store depended on specialising in one or 2 particular sports, and he decided on Cricket and Soccer. As the shop began to gain popularity Harry was approached by a manufacturer, who needed assistance to promote and market the cricket brand known as Symonds.

Harry contracted and sponsored many Australian & International established test players such as Allan Border, Doug Walters, Imran Khan, Larry Gomes, Dirk Wellham, Len Pascoe and Gordon Greenidge to name a few. He soon sponsored many young cricketers such as Mark and Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Greg Matthews, Michael Slater and Brad McNamara. Harry's contribution to these young players involved giving them employment opportunities at the store, providing them with cricket equipment and an abundance of advice & motivation. Due to the ever expanding growth & popularity of KSC the store was compelled to move 6 times within Kingsgrove. The first store was 200 sq.ft, second 300 sq.ft. The third 1500 sq.ft.

The fourth encompassed two retail shops on Kingsgrove Road with a capacity of 3000 sq.ft. In 1993 Harry's vision was realised when KSC moved to it's current address totalling 26000 sq.ft consisting of a retail shop, warehouse, a cricket museum and a modern cricket academy. On 21 July 1995 KSC "Westside" opened to serve the growing population of Western Sydney. This 2600 sq, ft. outlet is in all possibility the most modern & specifically designed Cricket & Sports store. In 1995, Harry Solomons and Kingsgrove Sports' contribution to Australian Cricket, and to business in general, was recognised; by being awarded the prestigious "Ethnic Business of the year" by the then Prime Minister of Australia,