List of international men's cricket grounds in New Zealand

Lancaster Park/Hagley Oval

Basin Reserve

Bay Oval

Bert Sutcliffe Oval

Carisbrook

Cobham Oval

Eden Park

McLean Park

Delany Park

Pukekura Park

John Davies Oval

Saxton Oval

Seddon Park

University Oval

Sky Stadium

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted men's international cricket matches within New Zealand

This is a list of international men's cricket grounds in New Zealand, including all venues that have hosted Tests, One Day Internationals, and Twenty20 Internationals. As of December 2024, 16 venues have hosted men's international matches.

New Zealand played its first matches in each format at home. They played both their first test (against   England in January 1930) and first ODI (against   Pakistan in February 1973) at Lancaster Park. They played their first T20I (against   Australia in February 2005) at Eden Park, which was also the first ever T20I.

Men's international grounds

Active venues

Below is a complete list of grounds used for men's international cricket in New Zealand, listed in order of first use. All matches are between New Zealand and team named, unless otherwise stated. Correct up to New Zealand vs England, 3rd Test, December 14 - 17, Seddon Park.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Notes
		Test			One Day International			Twenty20 International
Basin Reserve	Wellington	24 January 1930 vs   England	6 December 2024 vs   England	69 [1]	9 March 1975 vs   England	26 March 2021 vs   Bangladesh	30 [2]	-	-	0
Eden Park	Auckland	14 February 1930 vs   England	22 March 2018 vs   England	50 [3]	22 February 1976 vs   India	25 March 2023 vs   Sri Lanka	79 [4]	17 February 2005 vs   Australia	25 February 2024 vs   Australia	28 [5]	No longer hosts Tests.
McLean Park	Napier	16 February 1979 vs   Pakistan	26 January 2012 vs   Zimbabwe	10 [6]	19 March 1983 vs   Sri Lanka	23 December 2023 vs   Bangladesh	49 [7]	3 January 2017 vs   Bangladesh	27 December 2023 vs   Bangladesh	6 [8]	No longer hosts Tests.
Seddon Park	Hamilton	22 February 1991 vs   Sri Lanka	14 December 2024 vs   England	29 [9]	15 February 1981 vs   India	31 March 2023 vs   Sri Lanka	39 [10]	28 December 2008 vs   West Indies	14 January 2024 vs   Pakistan	13 [11]
Sky Stadium	Wellington	-	-	0	8 January 2000 vs   West Indies	3 January 2019 vs   India	31 [12]	22 December 2006 vs   Sri Lanka	21 February 2024 vs   Australia	16 [13]
John Davies Oval	Queenstown	-	-	0	4 January 2003 vs   India	1 January 2014 vs   West Indies	9 [14]	only match: 8 April 2023 vs   Sri Lanka		1 [15]
University Oval	Dunedin	4 January 2008 vs   Bangladesh	8 March 2017 vs   South Africa	8 [16]	8 February 2010 vs   Bangladesh	17 December 2023 vs   Bangladesh	12 [17]	25 February 2021 vs   Australia	17 January 2024 vs   Pakistan	3 [18]
Saxton Oval	Nelson	-	-	0	4 January 2014 vs   West Indies	20 December 2023 vs   Bangladesh	12 [19]	29 December 2017 vs   West Indies	5 November 2019 vs   England	2 [20]
Hagley Oval	Christchurch	26 December 2014 vs   Sri Lanka	28 November 2024 vs   England	14 [21]	23 January 2014   Canada vs   Scotland	30 November 2022 vs   India	16 [22]	1 November 2019 vs   England	21 January 2024 vs   Pakistan	11 [23]
Bay Oval	Tauranga	21 November 2019 vs   England	4 February 2024 vs   South Africa	5 [24]	28 January 2014   Canada vs   Netherlands	29 March 2022 vs   Netherlands	11 [25]	7 January 2016 vs   Sri Lanka	31 December 2023 vs   Bangladesh	12 [26]

Former venues

Below is a complete list of grounds no longer used for men's international cricket in New Zealand, listed in order of first use. All matches are between New Zealand and team named, unless otherwise stated.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Notes
		Test			One Day International			Twenty20 International
Lancaster Park	Christchurch	10 January 1930 vs   England	7 December 2006 vs   Sri Lanka	40 [27]	11 February 1973 vs   Pakistan	29 January 2011 vs   Pakistan	48 [28]	7 December 2008 vs   England	30 December 2010 vs   Pakistan	4 [29]	Demolished following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Carisbrook	Dunedin	11 March 1955 vs   England	7 March 1997 vs   Sri Lanka	10 [30]	30 March 1974 vs   Australia	25 February 2004 vs   South Africa	21 [31]	-	-	0	Closed in 2011.
Pukekura Park	New Plymouth	-	-	0	only match: 23 February 1992   Sri Lanka vs   Zimbabwe		1 [32]	-	-	0	Hosted one ODI during the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
Owen Delany Park	Taupō	-	-	0	9 January 1999 vs   India	2 January 2001 vs   Zimbabwe	3 [33]	-	-	0
Cobham Oval (new)	Whangārei	-	-	0	6 February 2012 vs   Zimbabwe	20 December 2017 vs   West Indies	2 [34]	-	-	0
Bert Sutcliffe Oval	Lincoln	-	-	0	23 January 2014   Kenya vs   Netherlands	1 February 2014   Scotland vs   United Arab Emirates	2 [35]	-	-	0	Hosted two ODIs during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

References

1. "Test Matches played on Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
2. "ODI Matches played on Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
3. "Test Matches played on Eden Park, Auckland". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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6. "Test Matches played on McLean Park, Napier". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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9. "Test Matches played on Seddon Park, Hamilton". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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12. "ODI Matches played on Sky Stadium, Wellington". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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19. "ODI Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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27. "Test Matches played on AMI Stadium, Christchurch". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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30. "Test Matches played on Carisbrook, Dunedin". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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32. "ODI Matches played on Pukekura Park, New Plymouth". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
33. "ODI Matches played on Owen Delany Park, Taupo". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
34. "ODI Matches played on Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
35. "ODI Matches played on Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln". archive.nzc.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2024.