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01:36, Mon Oct 05, 2026 (UTC +1300)
Records and statistics
| New Zealand v England - Jan 24-27, 1930 | Scorecard | |
| New Zealand v West Indies - Dec 10-12, 2025 | Scorecard | |
| Test records | Results | High totals | High scores | Most runs | Best bowling | Most wickets | Partnerships | Statsguru | ||
| New Zealand v England - Mar 9, 1975 | Scorecard | |
| New Zealand v Sri Lanka - Jan 5, 2025 | Scorecard | |
| ODI records | Results | High totals | High scores | Most runs | Best bowling | Most wickets | Partnerships | Statsguru | ||
| Records index | ||
Profile
Nestled beneath Mount Victoria and Mount Cook, the Basin Reserve is an island of cricket in inner city Wellington. Spectators are accommodated on a grass bank on the eastern side of the ground, a natural sun trap which also provides shelter from the notorious southerly winds. The ground is protected by Act of Parliament and is New Zealand's only sport ground on the National Heritage list.
Cricket in Wellington received a surprise boost in 1855, courtesy of an unexpected earthquake which flattened out enough ground to create the Basin Reserve. The ground, however, was swampy and it was another 13 years until the ground was completed and the first match was played between Wellington Volunteers and representatives of HMS Falcon in 1868.
Five years later, the inaugural first-class match was played there, between Wellington and Auckland. But it was not until much later the next century, that the Basin Reserve hosted its first Test, when in 1929, New Zealand faced the MCC. Local batsman Stewie Dempster and Aucklander Jack Mills shared an opening stand of 276: they each struck centuries, the first by New Zealanders in Test matches.
But local enthusiasts had to wait until 1968-69 for New Zealand's first Test victory on the ground, against West Indies. It was also the scene of a then-world record for all Test wickets when, in 1990-91, Martin Crowe (299) and Andrew Jones (186) posted 467 runs in their third-wicket stand against Sri Lanka.
Sir Richard Hadlee took his 300th Test wicket here, when he removed the Australian captain Allan Border. This was one of 53 wickets Hadlee picked up at the Basin Reserve, at an average of 20.3.
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Cricinfo staff May 2005
Fixtures
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Wed Oct 28
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 17:30 EDT | 16:30 CDT | 14:30 PDT |
The Ford Trophy Wellington v Otago |
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Sat Oct 31
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 17:30 EDT | 16:30 CDT | 14:30 PDT |
The Ford Trophy Wellington v Canterbury |
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Wed Nov 4
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
The Ford Trophy Wellington v Northern Districts |
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Sun Nov 8
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
The Ford Trophy Wellington v Auckland |
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Thu Nov 19 - Mon Nov 23
11:00 local | 22:00 GMT 17:00 EST | 16:00 CST | 14:00 PST |
ICC World Test Championship 1st Test - New Zealand v India |
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Sat Nov 28
(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 Canterbury Women v Wellington Women |
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Sun Nov 29
(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 Canterbury Women v Wellington Women |
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Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
Plunket Shield Canterbury v Wellington |
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Tue Dec 15
(20 ovs)
16:00 local | 03:00 GMT 22:00 EST | 21:00 CST | 19:00 PST |
3rd T20I - New Zealand Women v Bangladesh Women | ||
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Fri Dec 18
(50 ovs)
11:00 local | 22:00 GMT 17:00 EST | 16:00 CST | 14:00 PST |
1st ODI - New Zealand Women v Bangladesh Women | ||
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Tue Jan 19
(50 ovs)
11:00 local | 22:00 GMT 17:00 EST | 16:00 CST | 14:00 PST |
2nd ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||
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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 Central Districts Women v Wellington Women |
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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 Central Districts Women v Wellington Women |
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Tue Feb 16
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
The Ford Trophy Wellington v Central Districts |
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Fri Feb 19
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
The Ford Trophy Eliminator - TBC v TBC |
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Sat Feb 20
(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 Final - TBC v TBC |
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Sun Feb 21
(50 ovs)
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
The Ford Trophy Final - TBC v TBC |
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Wed Mar 10 - Sat Mar 13
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST |
Plunket Shield Wellington v Otago |
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Thu Mar 18 - Sun Mar 21
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 17:30 EDT | 16:30 CDT | 14:30 PDT |
Plunket Shield Wellington v Central Districts |
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Fri Mar 26 - Mon Mar 29
10:30 local | 21:30 GMT 17:30 EDT | 16:30 CDT | 14:30 PDT |
Plunket Shield Wellington v Northern Districts |
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