 View of Ashburton Domain (lower centre) | |||
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| Location | Ashburton, New Zealand | ||
| Establishment | 1884 (first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 1 November 2011 Source: Ground profile | |||
Ashburton Domain is a park in the centre of Ashburton, Mid Canterbury, New Zealand. Covering 37 hectares, it includes gardens, a lake, a cricket ground and other sporting facilities.[1] Ashburton District Council calls it "the jewel in Ashburton's crown".[2]
Cricket has been played on the ground since the 1870s.[3] The first major match on the ground came when Ashburton County played the touring Tasmanian team in 1884.[4] The ground held its first senior interprovincial match when Canterbury played Otago in the 1980/81 Shell Cup. Three further List A matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Canterbury play Central Districts in the 1988/89 Shell Cup.[5] It is the home ground for the Mid Canterbury cricket team, which competes nationally in the Hawke Cup.[6]
- ^ "About Ashburton Domain". Mid Canterbury NZ. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Parks in Our District". Ashburton DC. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Association". Ashburton Herald: 3. 23 October 1879.
- ^ "Other matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "About". Mid Canterbury Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.