Petone Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1951 when Hutt Valley played Wanganui in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup.[1]
 The ground in 2022 | |||||
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| Location | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||
| Establishment | 1951 (first recorded match) | ||||
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| As of 4 November 2011 Source: Ground profile | |||||
The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1991/92 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Otago, with the match ending in an 8 wicket victory for Otago.[2] A second first-class match was held there during the 1998/99 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Auckland,[3] with the match ending in a draw.[4] Wellington Women used Petone Recreation Ground as a home venue between 1998 and 2002.[5] From 2015/16 season some Plunket Shield matches will be played when Basin Reserve is unavailable.
References
edit- ^ "Other matches played on Petone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Wellington v Otago, 1991/92 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Wellington v Auckland, 1998/99 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
External links
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Media related to Petone Recreation Ground at Wikimedia Commons- Petrone Recreation Ground at ESPNcricinfo
- Petrone Recreation Ground at CricketArchive
