Basin Reserve
Address: South End Kent/Cambridge Terraces, Wellington
End Names: Vance Stand End, Scoreboard End
Capacity: 11,600
First Test: New Zealand v England - January 24-27, 1930
First ODI: New Zealand v England - March 9, 1975
The Basin Reserve hosted its first test match on 24 January 1930 and has been the venue for four Boxing Day Tests. The oldest first-class ground in the country and its significance has been acknowledged by it being the only sporting ground in New Zealand registered by the Historic Places Trust (as of 31 December 2007). It remains a beautiful international cricket ground with a distinctive name known throughout the cricketing world.
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