Ashburton Domain

Ashburton Domain

View of Ashburton Domain (lower centre)
Ground information
Location	Ashburton, New Zealand
Establishment	1884 (first recorded match)
Team information
Canterbury (1981–1988)
As of 1 November 2011 Source: Ground profile

Ashburton Domain is a park in the centre of Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand, first developed in the 1870s.[1] Covering 37 hectares, it includes gardens, a lake, a cricket ground and other sporting facilities.[2] Ashburton District Council calls it "the jewel in Ashburton's crown".[3]

Cricket ground

Cricket has been played on the ground since the late 1870s.[4] The first major match on the ground came when Ashburton County played the touring Tasmanian team in 1884.[5] In 1913, after touring New Zealand with the South Melbourne Cricket Club, the Australian Test cricketer Harry Trott said the pitch at Ashburton Domain was the best he had seen in New Zealand.[6]

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.[7] It is the home ground for the Mid Canterbury cricket team, which competes nationally in the Hawke Cup.[8]

References

1. "News of the Day". Press: 2. 6 August 1874.
2. "About Ashburton Domain". Mid Canterbury NZ. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
3. "Parks in Our District". Ashburton DC. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
4. "Cricket Association". Ashburton Herald: 3. 23 October 1879.
5. "Other matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
6. "Impressions of New Zealand Cricket". Otago Witness: 53. 5 March 1913.
7. "First-Class Matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
8. "About". Mid Canterbury Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

• Ashburton Domain at ESPNcricinfo
• Ashburton Domain at CricketArchive

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