Cobham Oval (New)
Ground information
LocationWhangārei, New Zealand
Coordinates35°44′06″S 174°19′53″E / 35.73500°S 174.33139°E / -35.73500; 174.33139
Establishment2006
Capacity5,500[1]
OwnerNorthland Cricket Association
ArchitectButt Design Group
OperatorNorthland Cricket Association
TenantsNorthern Districts Knights
International information
First ODI6 February 2012:
 New Zealand v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI20 December 2017:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
First WODI1 February 2009:
 New Zealand v  Australia
Last WODI3 February 2009:
 New Zealand v  Australia
First WT20I19 February 2015:
 New Zealand v  England
Last WT20I20 February 2015:
 New Zealand v  England
As of 1 September 2020
Source: Cricinfo

Cobham Oval is a cricket ground in Whangārei, New Zealand, next to the Okara Park rugby stadium. It stages daytime-only first-class and List A matches. It is the home ground and headquarters of the Northland cricket team and one of the home grounds for the Northern Districts cricket team. It is named after Lord Cobham, New Zealand's Governor-General from 1957 to 1962.

The old Cobham Oval

A previous ground, also called Cobham Oval, situated about 300 metres to the north of the present ground, was officially opened in February 1961 during the two-day match between Northland and the touring Marylebone Cricket Club team.[2] It staged 11 first-class matches between 1966 and 2001.[3] In the early 2000s, the land was sold and used to build a Warehouse retail outlet.[4]

The new Cobham Oval

The new Cobham Oval was built in 2005.[5] Its pavilion is modelled on the pavilion at Lord's in London.[6] It held its first first-class match in 2009, and as of late 2022 it had staged 26 first-class matches.[7]

Cobham Oval became New Zealand's twelfth international cricket venue when a One Day International against Zimbabwe was held on Waitangi Day (6 February 2012). It also hosted a One Day International against West Indies on 20 December 2017.[8]

International centuries

Only one international century has been achieved at the ground.[9]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 146 Rob Nicol  New Zealand 134 1  Zimbabwe 6 February 2012 Won

References

  1. ^ "U19 Venue Feature: Cobham Oval". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Rain Shortens Play In M.C.C.-Northland Match". Press: 6. 22 February 1961.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Cobham Oval (old), Whangarei". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Cobham Oval brings back old memories". Northern Advocate. NZ Herald. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ Thorley, Peter (9 June 2009). "CRICKET - Cobham Oval keen to be an ICC venue". The Northern Advocate. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Northland Cricket Spire Pavilion Whangarei" (PDF). HB Architecture. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Cobham Oval (new), Whangarei". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Schedule for West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2017-18". Cricket News.
  9. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 26 December 2016.

External links

International cricket grounds in New Zealand
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