Saxton Oval

Saxton Oval

Saxton Oval 2010
Ground information
Location	Nelson, New Zealand
Establishment	2009
Capacity	6,000
End names
Town End Richmond End
International information
First ODI	4 January 2014:   New Zealand v   West Indies
Last ODI	20 December 2023:   New Zealand v   Bangladesh
First T20I	29 December 2017:   New Zealand v   West Indies
Last T20I	2 January 2025:   New Zealand v   Sri Lanka
First WODI	17 November 2016:   New Zealand v   Pakistan
Last WODI	19 November 2016:   New Zealand v   Pakistan
First WT20I	30 December 2010:   New Zealand v   Australia
Last WT20I	24 March 2024:   New Zealand v   England
Team information
Central Districts (2010–present)
As of 24 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo

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]

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

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing Team	Date	Result
1	103	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	107	Sri Lanka	20 January 2015	Won
2	102	Lendl Simmons	West Indies	84	Ireland	16 February 2015	Lost
3	156	Kyle Coetzer	Scotland	134	Bangladesh	5 March 2015	Lost
4	109*	Neil Broom	New Zealand	107	Bangladesh	29 December 2016	Won
5	137	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	131	Sri Lanka	8 January 2019	Won
6	124*	Henry Nicholls	New Zealand	80	Sri Lanka	8 January 2019	Won
7	169	Soumya Sarkar	Bangladesh	151	New Zealand	20 December 2023	Lost

T20Is

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing Team	Date	Result
1	101	Kusal Perera	Sri Lanka	46	New Zealand	2 January 2025	Won

References

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

External links

• Saxton Oval at ESPNcricinfo
• Saxton Oval at CricketArchive

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