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Saxton Oval

Saxton Oval

New Zealand Cricket ground

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]

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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 one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[8][needs update]

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.[11][12]

ODIs

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References

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

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