Bay Oval
| Ground information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location |
Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand | ||||
| Establishment | 2007 (first recorded match) | ||||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||||
| End names | |||||
| n/a | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First ODI |
28 January 2014: Canada v  Netherlands | ||||
| Last ODI |
5 January 2016: New Zealand v  Sri Lanka | ||||
| First T20I |
7 January 2016: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||||
| Team information | |||||
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As of 7 January 2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||
Bay Oval (also known as Blake Park) is a cricket ground in Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
History
First known as Blake Park,[1] it held its first List A match in 1987/88 Shell Cup when Northern Districts played Central Districts. During the 1980s and 90s, large holiday crowds flocked to the ground to watch one-day matches,[2] with the ground playing host to a total of 26 List A matches between 1987/88 and 2001/02 seasons.[3] Northern Districts Women played two matches there in the 2004/05 State League.[4]
The Bay of Plenty Cricket Association later constructed a new cricket oval at Blake Park, the Bay Oval, which held its first senior match in the 2008–09 State Twenty20 with Northern Districts playing Otago. A further Twenty20 match was held there during that competition, while the following season three matches in that format were played in the 2009–10 HRV Cup, while two were held in the 2010–11 HRV Cup.[5]
Four Twenty20 matches were held there in the 2011–12 HRV Cup, along with two 2011-12 Ford Trophy matches. Northern Districts Women are scheduled to play a match there in December 2011 in the Action Cricket Cup. The Bay Oval is also permitted to host first-class cricket.[2]
Bay Oval hosted its first ODI on January 28, 2014 between Canada and Netherlands as part of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
In October 2014, the ground hosted the first two ODIs of the home series against South Africa, but is not used for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Bay Oval hosted a One day international and a T20 International between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in early 2016. New Zealand won both matches.
It will host its first test match between New Zealand and Pakistan in January 2020.
Tests Hosted
This ground is yet to host a Test match.
ODIs Hosted
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Netherlands | Netherlands | By 8 wickets | 2014 |
| New Zealand |  South Africa | South Africa | By 6 wickets | 2014 |
| New Zealand | South Africa | South Africa | By 72 runs | 2014 |
| New Zealand | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | By 36 runs | 2015 |
| New Zealand |  Bangladesh | 2016 | ||
| New Zealand | Bangladesh | 2016 | ||
T20Is Hosted
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | By 3 runs | 2016 |
References
- ↑ "Ground profile: Blake Park". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Blake Park Oval to host Twenty/20 Cricket". www.bopcricket.co.nz. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on Blake Park". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Blake Park, Mount Maunganui". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played on Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
External links
Coordinates: 37°39′10.13″S 176°11′26.65″E / 37.6528139°S 176.1907361°E