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Saxton Oval

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

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Saxton Oval
Saxton Oval 2010
Map
Interactive map of Saxton Oval
Ground information
LocationNelson, New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
Establishment2009
Capacity6,000
End names
Town End
Richmond End
International information
First men's ODI4 January 2014:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Last men's ODI20 December 2023:
 New Zealand v  Bangladesh
First men's T20I29 December 2017:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Last men's T20I2 January 2025:
 New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
First women's ODI17 November 2016:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
Last women's ODI19 November 2016:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
First women's T20I30 December 2010:
 New Zealand v  Australia
Last women's T20I24 March 2024:
 New Zealand v  England
Team information
Central Districts (2010–present)
New Zealand National Team (2014–present)
As of 24 March 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Saxton Oval, also known as Saxton Field, is a cricket ground in Saxton, Stoke, Nelson Region, New Zealand. Saxton Oval was one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It hosted 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.45 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 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

International centuries

The following centuries have been achieved at the ground.1112

ODIs

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing Team Date Result
1 103 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 107  Sri Lanka 20 January 2015 Won
2 102 Lendl Simmons  West Indies 84  Ireland 16 February 2015 Lost
3 156 Kyle Coetzer  Scotland 134  Bangladesh 5 March 2015 Lost
4 109* Neil Broom  New Zealand 107  Bangladesh 29 December 2016 Won
5 137 Ross Taylor  New Zealand 131  Sri Lanka 8 January 2019 Won
6 124* Henry Nicholls  New Zealand 80  Sri Lanka 8 January 2019 Won
7 169 Soumya Sarkar  Bangladesh 151  New Zealand 20 December 2023 Lost

T20Is

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing Team Date Result
1 101 Kusal Perera  Sri Lanka 46  New Zealand 2 January 2025 Won
References

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  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.
External links

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