Hagley Oval
Hagley Oval is a cricket ground in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Canterbury cricket team hosted Otago cricket team. Canterbury used the ground infrequently from then through until the 1920s, but hardly stopped during World War I.
Aerial view of Hagley Oval: North is the Botanic Gardens end, East is the historic Umpires' Pavilion side, South is the Port Hills end and West is the Christ's College cricket ground end | |||
| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Christchurch, Canterbury | ||
| Coordinates | 43.534°S 172.619°E | ||
| Establishment | 1851 | ||
| Capacity | 9,000 (500 seated, expandable to 18,000) | ||
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| Port Hills end Botanic Gardens end | |||
| International information | |||
| First Test | 26–29 December 2014: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||
| Last Test | 8–11 March 2024: New Zealand v Australia | ||
| First ODI | 23 January 2014: Canada v Scotland | ||
| Last ODI | 30 November 2022: New Zealand v India | ||
| First T20I | 1 November 2019: New Zealand v England | ||
| Last T20I | 21 January 2024: New Zealand v Pakistan | ||
| First women's Test | 7–10 March 1969: New Zealand v England | ||
| Last women's Test | 28 February – 3 March 1995: New Zealand v Australia | ||
| First WODI | 23 January 1992: New Zealand v Australia | ||
| Last WODI | 18 December 2023: New Zealand v Pakistan | ||
| First WT20I | 15 November 2015: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||
| Last WT20I | 2 December 2022: New Zealand v Bangladesh | ||
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| As of 11 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo | |||
The first match in the Plunket Shield was played there in December 1907, when Canterbury played Auckland. Canterbury returned there in 1979, and played a number of their 1993/94 Shell Cup home matches at the ground.
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