Petone Recreation Ground

Petone Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1951 when Hutt Valley played Wanganui in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup.[1]

Petone Recreation Ground
Ground information
LocationLower Hutt, New Zealand
Establishment1951 (first recorded match)
Team information
Wellington Women (1998–2002)
Wellington (1992–1999)
As of 4 November 2011
Source: Ground profile


The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1991/92 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Otago, with the match ending in an 8 wicket victory for Otago.[2] A second first-class match was held there during the 1998/99 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Auckland,[3] with the match ending in a draw.[4] Wellington Women used Petone Recreation Ground as a home venue between 1998 and 2002.[5] From 2015/16 season some Plunket Shield matches will be played when Basin Reserve is unavailable.

References
  1. "Other matches played on Petone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  2. "Wellington v Otago, 1991/92 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  4. "Wellington v Auckland, 1998/99 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. "Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

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