Hagley Oval

Hagley Oval

Aerial view of Hagley Oval: North is the Botanic Gardens end, East is the historic Umpires' Pavilion side, South is the Port Hills end and West is the Christ's College cricket ground end
Ground information
Location	Christchurch, Canterbury
Coordinates	43°32′02″S 172°37′08″E / 43.534°S 172.619°E / -43.534; 172.619
Establishment	1851
Capacity	9,000 (500 seated, expandable to 18,000[1])
End names
Port Hills end Botanic Gardens end
International information
First Test	26–29 December 2014:  New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
Last Test	8–11 March 2024:  New Zealand v  Australia
First ODI	23 January 2014:  Canada v  Scotland
Last ODI	30 November 2022:  New Zealand v  India
First T20I	1 November 2019:  New Zealand v  England
Last T20I	21 January 2024:  New Zealand v  Pakistan
First women's Test	7–10 March 1969:  New Zealand v  England
Last women's Test	28 February – 3 March 1995:  New Zealand v  Australia
First WODI	23 January 1992:  New Zealand v  Australia
Last WODI	18 December 2023:  New Zealand v  Pakistan
First WT20I	15 November 2015:  New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
Last WT20I	2 December 2022:  New Zealand v  Bangladesh
Team information
Canterbury (1886–present)
As of 11 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo

Hagley Oval is a cricket ground in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.^[2] 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.^{[clarification needed]}

The first match in the Plunket Shield was played there in December 1907, when Canterbury played Auckland.^[3] Canterbury returned there in 1979, and played a number of their 1993/94 Shell Cup home matches at the ground.