McLean Park
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McLean Park in Napier | |
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Coordinates | 39 ° 30 ′ 7 ″ S , 176 ° 54 ′ 46 ″ E |
owner | Napier City Council |
operator | Napier City Council |
start of building | 1911 |
Renovations | 2009 |
surface | Natural grass |
capacity | 9,704 seats (19,700 with standing room) |
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The McLean Park is a cricket stadium in Napier , New Zealand . Namesake was the politician Donald McLean . The stadium is used for both rugby and cricket.
history
The stadium stands on land acquired by a foundation established in 1905 in honor of Donald McLean, who made large purchases of land from the Maori in the area. Initially, the stadium received 1000 standing places in 1912, which were expanded over time. At first, the stadium was primarily used for highland games and athletics events, before it was first used by rugby and then increasingly for cricket since the 1950s. Numerous modernization measures were carried out in 2009, including a floodlight system.
Capacity & Infrastructure
The stadium has four grandstands with a total of 9,704 seats. There is also the so-called Embankment, a hill on which there is room for up to 10,000 standing places. The two ends are called Centennial Stand End and Embankment End .
International cricket
The first Test cricket was held in February 1979, when New Zealand to Pakistan met. The first One-Day International took place here in 1982 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka . At the Cricket World Cup 1992 one preliminary round match was played here, and at the Cricket World Cup 2015 three preliminary round matches. In February 2017, during a tour of Australia in New Zealand, an ODI had to be canceled because the place could not divert the rain. A planned ODI against South Africa in the following month was then postponed. The operator then said to renew the game surface.
National cricket
The stadium is the home of the Central Districts cricket team .
rugby
The stadium is home of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union and since 1996 in the Super Rugby playing Hurricanes . A game was played here at the Rugby Union World Cups in 1987 and 2011 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b McLean Park ( English ) Napier City Council. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Napier Park Upgrade ( English ) Napier City Council. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ McLean Park ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Fourth ODI moved from Napier to Hamilton ( English ) Cricinfo. February 14, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.