Seddon Park

at , Hamilton , 3204 New Zealand

1. Sports Venue & Stadium

Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, the 4th largest city in New Zealand and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. It is the 4th largest Cricket Ground (seating capacity and 3rd largest 'true' oval) in New Zealand. The Stadium was named after the former New Zealand Prime Minister Richard John (King Dick) Seddon. It has also been known as Trust Bank Park (1990-1997), WestpacTrust Park (1997-2003) and Westpac Park (2003-2006). In 2006, Westpac Trust Bank NZ decided to end its sponsorship of a number of different sporting events and grounds in New Zealand and the stadium has reverted to its original name of Seddon Park starting in the 2006/2007 season.GroundSeddon Park is round. Originally outfitted for cricket, Seddon Park is a well-grassed stadium with a centre block of 9 pitches, running approximately North/South. These are usually very good batting tracks. There is an embankment going around three-quarters of the perimeter and, outside this embankment is a tall hedgerow. Seddon Park has a flexible stadium environment that can be modified to fit-for-purpose. The ground has been used for hockey, rugby and rugby league matches.Usage and StatisticsSeddon Park has been used for First Class Cricket since the 1956/1957 season, coinciding with the formation of the Northern Districts Cricket Association. The ground is used for hosting Twenty20 International matches, One Day International matches as well as Test matches. It has hosted a total of 6 T20Is, 22 ODIs and 20 Test matches. The first ODI played here was between New Zealand and India on 15 February 1981, which New Zealand won by 57 runs. The first Test Match was played on February 22-26 1991, between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which was a draw.

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Seddon Park is Hamilton based place and this enity listed in Sports Venue & Stadium category. 3204.