Nelson Park, Napier

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Nelson Park
Ground information
Location Napier, New Zealand
Establishment1920 (first recorded match)
Team information
Central Districts Women (2010)
Central Districts (1986–present)
Hawke's Bay (1920–1921)
As of 2 November 2011
Source: Ground profile

Nelson Park is a cricket ground in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. It is situated in Napier South, about 600 metres south-west of the Napier CBD, and about 200 metres north-west of Napier's main sports stadium, McLean Park.

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Establishment

A syndicate reclaimed the Napier South area from the Ahuriri Lagoon and swamp in 1908. In 1909, the town council purchased 20 acres for a park named in honour of a member of the reclamation syndicate, the Hawke's Bay pioneering settler William Nelson. [1]

Playing history

The ground first held a first-class match when Hawke's Bay played Wellington in 1920, and Hawke's Bay also played a first-class match there in 1921 against the touring Australians. [2] In the 1920s Nelson Park was regarded as one of the best cricket wickets in New Zealand. [3]

Senior cricket was next played at Nelson Park nearly 65 years later when Central Districts played Wellington in the 1985–86 Shell Trophy. It has been a regular first-class venue since 2007. As of December 2018, Central Districts has played 20 first-class matches there, lifting the Plunket Shield at the venue in 2017–18. [2] A 2011-12 Ford Trophy match was held between the Central Districts Stags and the Wellington Firebirds, which finished in a no result. [4]

Five Youth One Day Internationals have been played at Nelson Park, all in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. [5] The ground has also been used a home venue for Central Districts Women in the State League in the 2010/11 season. [6]

Nelson Park is the home of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association, and since the 1980s it has been the usual home ground for Hawke's Bay in the Hawke Cup. [7] There are five cricket pitches in the park, with some overlap among the five fields. [1]

Other uses

After the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, 500 tents were erected on Nelson Park to provide emergency accommodation for displaced residents. [1]

As well as cricket grounds, the park precinct also includes a pétanque club and tennis courts. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nelson Park". Napier City Council. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played on Nelson Park, Napier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Campbell 1975, p. 123-4.
  4. ↑ "List A Matches played on Nelson Park, Napier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played on Nelson Park, Napier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Nelson Park, Napier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Hawke's Bay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

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