Saxton Oval

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

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.

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. The ground held its first List A and first-class matches in the 2011-12 Ford Trophy and the 2011-12 Plunket Shield. A single Women's Twenty20 International was played there in December 2010 between New Zealand Women and Australia Women.

The cricket oval was used as a base during the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup by the national teams of Italy and Australia.

Saxton Oval was one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.^{[needs update]}

On 4 January 2014, Nelson hosted its first men's one day international match when West Indies played New Zealand.

On 29 December 2017, Nelson hosted its first men's T20 international match when West Indies played New Zealand.

International centuries

The following centuries have been achieved at the ground.

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

↑ McKeown, John (29 July 2013). "West Indies to play World Cup cricket in Nelson". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
↑ "Saxton Field". www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ "Twenty20 Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ "First-Class Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ "List A Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Saxton Oval, Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ "2011 Rugby World Cup team bases" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ McKeown, John (29 July 2013). "West Indies to play World Cup cricket in Nelson". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
↑ "Nelson to host maiden one-day international".
↑ "Windies look to bounce back in favourite format". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 29 December 2017.

External links

Saxton Oval at ESPNcricinfo
Saxton Oval at CricketArchive

41°19′51″S 173°12′46″E / 41.33083°S 173.21278°E / -41.33083; 173.21278

[1] McKeown, John (29 July 2013). "West Indies to play World Cup cricket in Nelson". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[PRO-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.

v t e International men's cricket grounds in New Zealand
Test grounds:	Basin Reserve Eden Park McLean Park Seddon Park University Oval Hagley Oval Bay Oval
ODI/T20I grounds:	Hnry Stadium John Davies Oval Saxton Oval
Former grounds:	Lancaster Park Carisbrook Owen Delany Park Pukekura Park Cobham Oval Bert Sutcliffe Oval
Future grounds:	Colin Maiden Park