Saxton Oval

Saxton Oval
Saxton Oval 2010
Ground information
Location Nelson, New Zealand
Establishment 2009
Capacity 6,000
End names
Town End
Richmond End
International information
First ODI 4 January 2014:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Last ODI 9 January 2018:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
Only T20I 29 December 2017:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Team information
Central Districts (2010–present)
As of 9 January 2017
Source: CricketArchive

Saxton Oval also known as Saxton Field is a cricket ground in Saxton, Stoke, Nelson Region, New Zealand. Saxton Oval was announced as one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It was host to three matches during the tournament.[1]

History

The ground was constructed by the Nelson Cricket Association following their move from Trafalgar Park, at a cost of $3.8 million. The Oval is part of a wider sports complex which also offers athletics, association football, field hockey and softball facilities.[2]

The ground was first used by Central Districts in a Twenty20 match in the 2009–10 HRV Cup against Canterbury. Three further Twenty20 matches were played there in that competition.[3] The ground held its first List A and first-class matches in the 2011-12 Ford Trophy and the 2011-12 Plunket Shield.[4][5] A single Women's Twenty20 International was played there in December 2010 between New Zealand Women and Australia Women.[6]

The cricket oval was used as a base during the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup by the national teams of Italy and Australia.[7]

Saxton Oval was announced as one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[8]

On 4 January 2014, Nelson hosted its first men's one day international match when West Indies played New Zealand.[9]

On 29 December 2017, Nelson hosted its first men's T20 international match when West Indies played New Zealand.[10]

In the 2018/19 season, Nelson will host its first test match when Bangladesh takes on New Zealand.

International centuries

Four ODI centuries and no T20I centuries have been achieved at the ground.[11][12]

ODIs

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1103Kane Williamson New Zealand 1072 Sri Lanka20 January 2015Won
2102Lendl Simmons West Indies 841 Ireland16 February 2015Lost
3156Kyle Coetzer Scotland 1341 Bangladesh5 March 2015Lost
4109*Neil Broom New Zealand 1071 Bangladesh29 December 2016Won

References

  1. ↑ McKeown, John (29 July 2013). "West Indies to play World Cup cricket in Nelson". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Saxton Field". www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "List A Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "2011 Rugby World Cup team bases" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  8. ↑ McKeown, John (29 July 2013). "West Indies to play World Cup cricket in Nelson". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Nelson to host maiden one-day international".
  10. ↑ "Windies look to bounce back in favourite format". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 29 December 2017.

Coordinates: 41°19′51.42″S 173°12′46.38″E / 41.3309500°S 173.2128833°E / -41.3309500; 173.2128833

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