Hagley Oval
The ground in 2007
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| Location | Christchurch, Canterbury | ||
| Coordinates | 43°32′02″S 172°37′08″E / 43.534°S 172.619°ECoordinates: 43°32′02″S 172°37′08″E / 43.534°S 172.619°E | ||
| Establishment | 1851 | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
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Port Hills end Botanic Gardens end |
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| First Test | 26–29 December 2014: New Zealand v  Sri Lanka |
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| Last Test | 20–24 January 2017: New Zealand v  Bangladesh |
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| First ODI | 23 January 2014: Canada v  Scotland |
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| Last ODI | 22 February 2017: New Zealand v  South Africa |
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| As of 22 February 2017 Source: CricketArchive |
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Hagley Oval is a cricket ground located in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Canterbury cricket team hosted Otago cricket team. Canterbury used the ground infrequently from then through until the 1920s, but hardly stopped during World War I.
The first match in the Plunket Shield was played there in December 1907, when Canterbury played Auckland. Canterbury returned there in 1979, and played a number of their 1993/94 Shell Cup home matches at the ground.
The first One Day International at the ground was played between Scotland and Canada during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 23 January 2014. The ground has also hosted three Women's Test matches and six Women's ODIs.
In 2013 the controversial Canterbury Cricket proposal to develop Hagley Oval as an international cricket venue was approved by the Environment Court. During the process of building and renovation of the Oval, it suffered two major floodings in 2013.
In 2014, Hagley Oval became the eighth Test venue in New Zealand. The Boxing Day match against Sri Lanka marked New Zealand's first Test in Christchurch since the city was hit by a major earthquake in 2011, but nearly 10 years since Lancaster Park held what became the final match in Christchurch in 2006.Brendon McCullum scored his fastest test hundred in New Zealand's history. He also scored his 1000th test run in the 2014 calendar year, but missed out on his 4th test double century in that calendar year.
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