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Ashburton Domain

Ashburton Domain

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Ashburton Domain is a park in the centre of Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand. Covering 37 hectares, it includes gardens, a lake, a cricket ground and other sporting facilities.[1]

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Cricket has been played on the ground since the 1870s.[2] The first major match on the ground came when Ashburton County played the touring Tasmanian team in 1884.[3] The ground held its first senior interprovincial match when Canterbury played Otago in the 1980/81 Shell Cup. Three further List A matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Canterbury play Central Districts in the 1988/89 Shell Cup.[4] It is the home ground for the Mid Canterbury cricket team, which competes nationally in the Hawke Cup.[5]

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  1. [1]
    "About Ashburton Domain". Mid Canterbury NZ. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Cricket Association". Ashburton Herald: 3. 23 October 1879.
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    "Other matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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    "First-Class Matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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    "About". Mid Canterbury Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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