| The Basin | |||
 A view of Basin Reserve in 2008 | |||
| Ground information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Coordinates | 41°18′1″S 174°46′49″E / 41.30028°S 174.78028°E | ||
| Establishment | 1868 | ||
| Capacity | 11,600 | ||
| End names | |||
| Vance Stand End Scoreboard End | |||
| International information | |||
| First Test | 24–27 January 1930: New Zealand v  England | ||
| Last Test | 29 February–3 March 2024: New Zealand v  Australia | ||
| First ODI | 9 March 1975: New Zealand v England | ||
| Last ODI | 26 March 2021: New Zealand v  Bangladesh | ||
| First women's Test | 20–23 March 1948: New Zealand v Australia | ||
| Last women's Test | 26–29 January 1990: New Zealand v Australia | ||
| First WODI | 23 January 1982: Australia v England | ||
| Last WODI | 1 April 2024: New Zealand v England | ||
| First WT20I | 28 February 2016: New Zealand v Australia | ||
| Last WT20I | 29 March 2024: New Zealand v England | ||
| Team information | |||
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| As of 1 April 2024 Source: CricketArchive | |||
The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons,[1] and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. It is used for Test matches, and is the main home ground of the Wellington Firebirds first-class team. The Basin Reserve is the only cricket ground to have listed status with Heritage New Zealand, in recognition of being the oldest first-class cricket ground in the country.[2] Historically, the ground has also been used for events other than cricket, such as association football matches, concerts and cultural events.
The New Zealand Cricket Museum is located in the Old Grandstand. It houses cricket memorabilia and a reference library. It opened in 1987, and was relaunched in 2021.[3][4][5]
- ^ "BRT announces new naming rights agreement with Cello". Basin Reserve. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ England Cricket legend W. G. Grace remembered at New Zealand Cricket Museum
- ^ "New Zealand Cricket Museum". New Zealand Cricket Museum.
- ^ "New Zealand Cricket Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.
- ^ Boyack, Nicholas (18 December 2021). "Bradman and Crowe open the batting at cricket museum". stuff.co.nz. Dominion Post.