Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators.
Seddon Park was named after Richard Seddon, the longest-serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. Hamilton Borough Council named it in July 1906 before it was developed.[1] It was first used for a major cricket match in February 1914, when the touring Australians played a South Auckland XVIII in a two-day match.[2] It has been in constant use since.[3]
Due to sponsorship from Trust Bank and subsequently Westpac, the ground was known as Trust Bank Park from 1990 to 1997, as WestpacTrust Park from 1997 to 2003, and as Westpac Park from 2003 to 2006. It reverted to its original name in 2006, when Westpac decided to end its sponsorship of a number of sporting events and grounds in New Zealand.
Australia are scheduled to play a test match in March 2024 to mark the return to test cricket in Hamilton for the first time since 2020/21.
Groundedit
Seddon Park is a round, well-grassed ground with a centre block of nine pitches, running approximately north to south. These pitches are usually very good for batting. There is an embankment going around three-quarters of the perimeter, with a tall hedgerow outside this embankment.
In addition to cricket, Seddon Park has been used for rugby union, rugby league and hockey matches. It therefore has a flexible stadium environment that can be modified according to sports events.
The ground is used for hosting Twenty20 International matches, One Day International matches as well as Test matches. It has hosted a total of 9 T20Is, 34 ODIs and 25 Test matches. The first ODI played here was between New Zealand and India on 15 February 1981, which New Zealand won by 57 runs. The first Test match was played on 22–26 February 1991, between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which was a draw. Kane Williamson has the highest Test score on the ground, 251 versus West Indies in 2020.
The ground was also used for one season in 2001 for the majority of Waikato and Chiefs rugby home games. Temporary stands were raised for the games. Rugby returned to the newly built Waikato Stadium for the following year.
Cricket World Cupsedit
This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches for all editions of the World cups, when New Zealand was a co-host.
Highest totals : 715/6d (163 overs) by New Zealand v Bangladesh on 28 Feb 2019 High scores : 251 (412) by Kane Williamson v West Indies on 3 December 2020
^"[untitled]". Waikato Argus. XXI (3230): 2. 14 July 1906. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^"Australia v South Auckland". Waikato Times (12784): 4. 3 February 1914. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^"Other matches played on Seddon Park, Hamilton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^"ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 launched: India and Pakistan grouped together, face off on February 15". ndtv.com.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton New Zealand It is the fourth largest cricket ground in the country and is renowned for its village green setting affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators Seddon ParkGround informationLocationHamilton Central Hamilton New ZealandCoordinates37 47 12 S 175 16 27 E 37 78667 S 175 27417 E 37 78667 175 27417Capacity10 000TenantsNew ZealandEnd namesMembers EndCity EndInternational informationFirst Test22 26 February 1991 New Zealand v Sri LankaLast Test13 16 February 2024 New Zealand v South AfricaFirst ODI15 February 1981 New Zealand v IndiaLast ODI31 March 2023 New Zealand v Sri LankaFirst T20I28 December 2008 New Zealand v West IndiesLast T20I14 January 2024 New Zealand v PakistanFirst WODI14 January 1982 International XI v EnglandLast WODI7 April 2024 New Zealand v EnglandFirst WT20I19 February 2012 New Zealand v EnglandLast WT20I28 March 2021 New Zealand v AustraliaAs of 7 April 2024Source Cricinfo Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Usage and statistics 4 Cricket World Cups 4 1 Tests record for ground 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editSeddon Park was named after Richard Seddon the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand Hamilton Borough Council named it in July 1906 before it was developed 1 It was first used for a major cricket match in February 1914 when the touring Australians played a South Auckland XVIII in a two day match 2 It has been in constant use since 3 Due to sponsorship from Trust Bank and subsequently Westpac the ground was known as Trust Bank Park from 1990 to 1997 as WestpacTrust Park from 1997 to 2003 and as Westpac Park from 2003 to 2006 It reverted to its original name in 2006 when Westpac decided to end its sponsorship of a number of sporting events and grounds in New Zealand Seddon Park staged one of the matches in the 1992 Cricket World Cup and three matches in the 2015 Cricket World Cup 4 Australia are scheduled to play a test match in March 2024 to mark the return to test cricket in Hamilton for the first time since 2020 21 Ground editSeddon Park is a round well grassed ground with a centre block of nine pitches running approximately north to south These pitches are usually very good for batting There is an embankment going around three quarters of the perimeter with a tall hedgerow outside this embankment In addition to cricket Seddon Park has been used for rugby union rugby league and hockey matches It therefore has a flexible stadium environment that can be modified according to sports events Usage and statistics editSeddon Park has been used for first class cricket since the 1956 57 season coinciding with the formation of the Northern Districts Cricket Association and the inclusion of the Northern Districts cricket team in the Plunket Shield competition The ground is used for hosting Twenty20 International matches One Day International matches as well as Test matches It has hosted a total of 9 T20Is 34 ODIs and 25 Test matches The first ODI played here was between New Zealand and India on 15 February 1981 which New Zealand won by 57 runs The first Test match was played on 22 26 February 1991 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka which was a draw Kane Williamson has the highest Test score on the ground 251 versus West Indies in 2020 The ground was also used for one season in 2001 for the majority of Waikato and Chiefs rugby home games Temporary stands were raised for the games Rugby returned to the newly built Waikato Stadium for the following year Cricket World Cups editThis stadium has hosted One Day International ODI matches for all editions of the World cups when New Zealand was a co host 7 March 1992 Scorecard India nbsp 203 7 32 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe104 1 19 1 overs Sachin Tendulkar 81 77 John Traicos 3 35 6 overs Andy Flower 43 56 Sachin Tendulkar 1 35 6 overs India won by 55 runs revised target Trust Bank Park Hamilton New Zealand Umpires Dooland Buultjens and Steve Randell Player of the match Sachin Tendulkar Ind After rain forced the early close of the Indian innings the target was recalculated to 159 runs in the 19 overs ICC World Cup 2015 1st Match Group B 15 February 2015 D N Scorecard South Africa nbsp 339 4 50 overs v nbsp Zimbabwe 277 48 2 overs South Africa won by 62 runsSeddon Park Hamilton ICC World Cup 2015 17th Match Group B 10 March 2015 D N Scorecard Ireland nbsp 259 49 overs v nbsp India 260 2 36 5 overs India won by 8 wicketsSeddon Park Hamilton ICC World Cup 2015 19th Match Group A 13 March 2015 D N Scorecard Bangladesh nbsp 288 7 50 overs v nbsp New Zealand 290 7 48 5 overs New Zealand won by 3 wicketsSeddon Park Hamilton Tests record for ground edit Highest totals 715 6d 163 overs by New Zealand v Bangladesh on 28 Feb 2019High scores 251 412 by Kane Williamson v West Indies on 3 December 2020See also editList of Test cricket groundsReferences edit untitled Waikato Argus XXI 3230 2 14 July 1906 Retrieved 29 November 2017 Australia v South Auckland Waikato Times 12784 4 3 February 1914 Retrieved 29 November 2017 Other matches played on Seddon Park Hamilton CricketArchive Retrieved 29 November 2017 ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 launched India and Pakistan grouped together face off on February 15 ndtv com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seddon Park CricketArchive entry Cricinfo entry CricketWeb entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seddon Park amp oldid 1217581696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
