Ashburton Domain
 View of Ashburton Domain (lower centre) | |||
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| Location | Ashburton, New Zealand | ||
| Establishment | 1884 (first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 1 November 2011 Source: Ground profile | |||
Ashburton Domain is a park in the centre of Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand. Covering 37 hectares, it includes gardens, a lake, a cricket ground and other sporting facilities.[1]
Cricket has been played on the ground since the 1870s.[2] The first major match on the ground came when Ashburton County played the touring Tasmanian team in 1884.[3] The ground held its first senior interprovincial match when Canterbury played Otago in the 1980/81 Shell Cup. Three further List A matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Canterbury play Central Districts in the 1988/89 Shell Cup.[4] It is the home ground for the , which competes nationally in the Hawke Cup.[5]
References[]
- ^ "About Ashburton Domain". Mid Canterbury NZ. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Association". Ashburton Herald: 3. 23 October 1879.
- ^ "Other matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "About". Mid Canterbury Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
External links[]
- Ashburton Domain at ESPNcricinfo
- Ashburton Domain at CricketArchive
Coordinates: 43°53′52.35″S 171°44′57.05″E / 43.8978750°S 171.7491806°E
- Cricket grounds in New Zealand
- Sports venues in Canterbury, New Zealand
- Sport in Ashburton, New Zealand