"Varsity Oval" | |
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| Former names | Logan Park Oval |
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| Location | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 45°51′57″S 170°31′31″E / 45.86583°S 170.52528°E |
| Owner | Dunedin City Council |
| Capacity | 3500 (can be increased to 6000 by use of temporary seating) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1913 |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Renovated | 1979 |
| Expanded | 2004, 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Otago Cricket Association Otago Volts Otago University Rugby Football Club | |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Southern End Northern End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 4–6 January 2008: New Zealand v  Bangladesh |
| Last Test | 8–12 March 2017: New Zealand v  South Africa |
| First ODI | 8 February 2010: New Zealand v Bangladesh |
| Last ODI | 17 December 2023: New Zealand v Bangladesh |
| First T20I | 25 February 2021: New Zealand v  Australia |
| Last T20I | 17 January 2024: New Zealand v  Pakistan |
| First WODI | 26 February 2021: New Zealand v  England |
| Last WODI | 9 March 2022: England v  West Indies |
| First WT20I | 4 December 2022: New Zealand v Bangladesh |
| Last WT20I | 19 March 2024: New Zealand v England |
| As of 19 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo | |
The University of Otago Oval is a sports ground located at Logan Park, Dunedin, New Zealand, and owned by the Dunedin City Council. It was opened by Sir Louis Barnett on 5 April 1930.[1] The ground was originally owned by the University of Otago, but ownership was transferred to the city council when a redevelopment was completed in the early 2000s.
The ground is the home of both the Otago Cricket Association and the University of Otago Rugby Football Club, and is also used as a training base for the Highlanders Rugby Football team. The University of Otago Oval hosted the first game where the Umpire Decision Review System was officially used,[2] after a test run in Sri Lanka in 2008.[3]
- ^ "University Oval". Otago Daily Times. 7 April 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Official debut for enhanced review system". Cricinfo. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "Umpiring decision review system on the cards – NDTV Sports". Retrieved 10 March 2017.