University Oval

Dunedin, New Zealand

Established 1920
Capacity 4,500
Floodlights No
End names Southern End, Northern End
Home team Otago
Pitch type grass
Current local time 09:14, Sun Oct 04, 2026 (UTC +1300)

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Records and statistics

First Test	New Zealand v Bangladesh - Jan 4-6, 2008	Scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v South Africa - Mar 8-12, 2017	Scorecard
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First ODI	New Zealand v Bangladesh - Feb 8, 2010	Scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v Bangladesh - Dec 17, 2023	Scorecard
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First T20I	New Zealand v Australia - Mar 24, 2020	Scorecard
Last T20I	New Zealand v West Indies - Nov 13, 2025	Scorecard
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Profile

The University Oval ground is located in Logan Park, which itself was built between 1913 and 1920 on the silted-up inlet of Otago Harbour. The Park contains many sports pitches, and as well as the cricket venue it is also home to the Caledonian Ground, the city's main football (soccer) venue.

A beautiful tree-lined ground with a main pavilion and a grandstand at one end, and plenty of flat grassy banks for spectators, the playing area was expanded and the pitch rotated ahead of Otago switching there in 2004. It had been used occasionally for major cricket since 1978-79. In 2007-08 it hosted its first Test, becoming New Zealand's seventh Test venue, but its second, in December 2008 against West Indies, was controversial because considerable time was lost to rain and the facilities and groundstaff came in for much criticism.
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Fixtures

2026
Sat Oct 31 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 17:30 EDT \| 16:30 CDT \| 14:30 PDT	The Ford Trophy Otago v Central Districts
Wed Nov 4 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	The Ford Trophy Otago v Canterbury
Thu Nov 19 - Sun Nov 22 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	Plunket Shield Otago v Canterbury
Sat Nov 28 - Tue Dec 1 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	Plunket Shield Auckland v Canterbury
Mon Dec 7 - Thu Dec 10 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	Plunket Shield Northern Districts v Canterbury
Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	Plunket Shield Otago v Northern Districts
2027
Fri Jan 22 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 22:00 GMT 17:00 EST \| 16:00 CST \| 14:00 PST	3rd ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Sat Feb 6 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition Otago Women v Wellington Women
Sun Feb 7 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition Otago Women v Wellington Women
Wed Feb 10 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	The Ford Trophy Otago v Wellington
Sat Feb 13 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition Northern Districts Women v Otago Women
Sun Feb 14 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST \| 15:30 CST \| 13:30 PST	New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition Northern Districts Women v Otago Women
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