Basin Reserve

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Basin Reserve is a historic cricket ground and major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand, renowned as one of the country’s premier test cricket grounds.

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Basin Reserve canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket ground
heritage site
sports venue
alsoKnownAs The Basin
capacity approximately 11,600
city Wellington
climateInfluence often affected by Wellington wind
country New Zealand
countryCode NZ
designatedAs historic place
established 1860s
firstODIMatchTeams New Zealand vs England
firstODIMatchYear 1975
firstTestMatchTeams New Zealand vs England
firstTestMatchYear 1930
firstWomensODIYear 1982
firstWomensTestYear 1948
governingBody New Zealand Cricket
surface form: Wellington Cricket
hasEndName RA Vance Stand End
Scoreboard End
hasFeature central cricket oval
grass banks for spectators
scoreboard
hasPavilion RA Vance Stand
heritageStatus New Zealand Historic Places Trust listing
homeGroundOf New Zealand national cricket team
Wellington Firebirds
surface form: Wellington Blaze

Wellington Firebirds
locatedIn North Island
Wellington
Wellington Region
locatedNear Mount Herbert
surface form: Mount Victoria

Wellington Waterfront
surface form: Wellington CBD
notableFor being one of New Zealand’s premier test cricket grounds
scenic grass embankments
traditional cricket atmosphere
ownedBy Wellington City Council
pitchType offers assistance to pace bowlers with wind
traditionally good for batting
primaryUse first-class cricket
test cricket
sport cricket
surface grass
transportContext situated within a major traffic roundabout
usedFor community events
domestic cricket
international cricket
other sporting events
women’s international cricket

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