Saxton Oval
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.
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 |
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