Hutt Recreation Ground
Encyclopedia
Hutt Recreation Ground is an football, cricket
and rugby union
ground in Lower Hutt
, Wellington
, New Zealand
. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in 1949 when Hutt Valley played Nelson in the 1948/49 Hawke Cup
.
A single List A match was played there in 1971 when Wellington played Central Districts in the 1971/72 New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out, which Wellington won by 47 runs. The ground later held its first first-class
match during the 1976/77 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Northern Districts. Between the 1976/77 and 1985/86 season, the ground held fourteen first-class matches, the last of which saw Wellington play Canterbury. Between 1982 and 1990, four Women's One Day Internationals were held there.
In rugby union the ground is used by the Hutt Old Boys-Marist
, while in rugby league
the Wellington rugby league team has played there. The ground has also hosted international football
matches, including a match in the 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup between New Zealand and Australia.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
ground in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
, Wellington
Wellington Region
The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island.-Governance:The official Wellington Region, as administered by the Wellington Regional Council covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in 1949 when Hutt Valley played Nelson in the 1948/49 Hawke Cup
Hawke Cup
The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground...
.
A single List A match was played there in 1971 when Wellington played Central Districts in the 1971/72 New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out, which Wellington won by 47 runs. The ground later held its first first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match during the 1976/77 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Northern Districts. Between the 1976/77 and 1985/86 season, the ground held fourteen first-class matches, the last of which saw Wellington play Canterbury. Between 1982 and 1990, four Women's One Day Internationals were held there.
In rugby union the ground is used by the Hutt Old Boys-Marist
Hutt Old Boys-Marist
Hutt Old Boys-Marist is a New Zealand rugby football club. Playing in the competitions of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, it is based at the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt....
, while in rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
the Wellington rugby league team has played there. The ground has also hosted international football
International football
International football generally refers to association football matches between representative national teams carried out under the regulation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
matches, including a match in the 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup between New Zealand and Australia.
External links
- Hutt Recreation Ground at ESPNcricinfo
- Hutt Recreation Ground at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...