Saxton Oval
is also known as Saxton Field is
a cricket ground at Nelson in Nelson Region of New Zealand. It was announced as
one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Saxton Oval will host three matches during the tournament.
The
Saxton Oval was constructed by
the Nelson Cricket Association following their move from Trafalgar Park at a
cost of $3.8 million. Saxton Oval
is part of a wider sports complex which also offers athletics, field hockey, association
football and softball facilities.
The
Saxton Oval ground was first
used by Central Districts in a Twenty-20 match of 2009–2010 HRV Cup against Canterbury.
After that three further Twenty20 matches were played there in that
competition. Saxton Oval held
its first List A and first-class matches in the 2011-2012 Ford Trophy and the 2011-2012
Plunket Shield. Single Women's Twenty20 International was played there in
December 2010 between New Zealand Women Team and Australia Women Team.
The
Saxton Oval was used as a base
during the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup by the national Italian and Australian
teams. The
ground, Saxton Oval, was announced as one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket
World Cup where it will host three matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup
that is Ireland vs West Indies, Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh vs
Scotland.On 4 January 2014 Nelson hosted its first men's international match
when West Indies played New Zealand in a 50-over match.
Short Profile of The Saxton Oval
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Location
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Nelson,
New Zealand
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Establishment
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2009
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Capacity
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5,000
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First ODI
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January 04, 2014: New
Zealand v West Indies
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