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Queenstown Events Centre
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Queenstown Events Centre
Location within New Zealand
Former namesJohn Davies Oval, Davies Park
LocationJoe O'Connell Drive, Frankton, Queenstown, New Zealand
Coordinates 45°0′58″S168°44′18″E / 45.01611°S 168.73833°E / -45.01611; 168.73833
Owner Queenstown-Lakes District Council
OperatorLakes Leisure
Capacity 19,000 [1]
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Otago Rugby Football Union, Highlanders, Otago United, Otago Volts, Queenstown Cricket Club
Complex information
Main venueQueenstown Events Centre Building
Other sports facilitiesAlpine Aqualand, Frankton Golf Centre, Rockatipu Climbing Wall
Public transitFrankton Bus Interchange
Opened1997
Ground information
End names
Remarkables End
Coronet Peak End
International information
First ODI4 January 2003:
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand v Flag of India.svg  India
Last ODI1 January 2014:
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Only T20I8 April 2023:
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First WODI3 March 2010:
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Last WODI12 December 2023:
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First WT20I9 February 2022:
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Last WT20I9 December 2023:
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As of 12 December 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Queenstown Events Centre, John Davies Oval, or Davies Park is a multi-purpose sports complex and stadium in Queenstown, Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.

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History

Opened in 1997, the venue is on Queenstown Lakes District Council–owned land and is a multi-purpose indoor and outdoor venue. The stadium has a capacity of 19,000 spectators with 6,000 permanent seating. [2]

The ground is located between the foot of the Remarkables and the shores of Lake Wakatipu with Queenstown International Airport nearby. [3] The venue hosts regular international cricket matches, Highlanders rugby games, [4] trade shows, exhibitions, seminars and concerts. It is also used by Otago Cricket for List A fixtures.

Activities

The Queenstown Events Centre offers many activities, including cricket, rugby, swimming, golf, fitness training, tennis (indoor and outdoor), netball (indoor and outdoor), and indoor rock climbing. [5] The centre is also home to several sport clubs.

Cricket

A range of formats of cricket are played at the centre including One Day Internationals, local Twenty20 competitions, school cricket, and six-a-side competitions. There are practice nets near the entrance of the centre.

On 1 January 2014, at the Queenstown Events Centre, New Zealand Black Caps' Corey Anderson broke Shahid Afridi's 17-year-old record of the fastest One Day International (ODI) hundred by one ball, scoring his in 36 balls. He ended with an unbeaten 131 that featured 14 sixes and 6 fours. [6] Along with Jesse Ryder, he helped New Zealand set the team record for the most sixes in an ODI innings.

Alpine Aqualand

The Alpine Aqualand is an indoor water park at the north of the Queenstown Events Centre stadium. The building has a 25-metre lap pool with 8 lanes, a leisure pool and lazy river, two hydroslides, a toddler pool, learners pools, and hot tubs.

Frankton Golf Centre

The Frankton Golf Centre is a 9-hole golf course at the south of the Queenstown Events Centre. The course has a par of 30 with 6 par 3s ranging from 73 metres to 185 metres and 3 par 4s ranging from 280 metres to 310 metres. The current record for the course is 26. The course also has a driving range, a footgolf course, and a pro shop. [7]

Rockatipu Climbing Wall

The Rockatipu Climbing Wall is an indoor rock climbing wall at the Queenstown Events Centre. It offers over 40 climbs, vertical and overhanging rock features, classes, kids' climbing courses, and equipment hire. [8]

International centuries

Two ODI centuries have been achieved at the ground. [9] Corey Anderson scored a century in 36 balls which was the ODI record, later broken by AB de Villiers.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1104 Jesse Ryder Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1 January 2014Won
2131* Corey Anderson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1 January 2014Won

International five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Andre Adams 4 January 2003Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of India.svg  India 1102252.54Won [10]
2 Daniel Vettori 27 January 2007Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 16751.16Won [11]

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