Petone Recreation Ground

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]

Petone Recreation Ground

The ground in 2022
Ground information
Location	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Establishment	1951 (first recorded match)
Team information
Wellington Women (1998–2002) Wellington (1992–1999)
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

1. "Other matches played on Petone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
2. "Wellington v Otago, 1991/92 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
3. "First-Class Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
4. "Wellington v Auckland, 1998/99 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
5. "Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

External links

• Media related to Petone Recreation Ground at Wikimedia Commons
• Petrone Recreation Ground at ESPNcricinfo
• Petrone Recreation Ground at CricketArchive

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