Saxton Oval

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]

Saxton Oval
Saxton Oval 2010
Ground information
LocationNelson, New Zealand
Establishment2009
Capacity6,000
End names
Nelson End
Richmond End
International information
First ODI4 January 2014:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Last ODI8 January 2019:
 New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
First T20I29 December 2017:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Last T20I5 November 2019:
 New Zealand v  England
First WODI17 November 2016:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
Last WODI19 November 2016:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
First WT20I30 December 2010:
 New Zealand v  Australia
Last WT20I21 November 2016:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
Team information
Central Districts (2010–present)
As of 1 September 2020
Source: Cricinfo

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]

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]

Nelson is scheduled to host its first test match when Bangladesh plays New Zealand in 2021/22 season.

International Centuries

The following centuries have been achieved at the ground.[11][12]

ODIs
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing TeamDateResult
1103Kane Williamson New Zealand 107 Sri Lanka20 January 2015Won
2102Lendl Simmons West Indies 84 Ireland16 February 2015Lost
3156Kyle Coetzer Scotland 134 Bangladesh5 March 2015Lost
4109*Neil Broom New Zealand 107 Bangladesh29 December 2016Won
5137Ross Taylor New Zealand 131 Sri Lanka8 January 2019Won
6124*Henry Nicholls New Zealand 80 Sri Lanka8 January 2019Won

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. 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.

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