Napier Recreation Ground

Napier Recreation Ground
The ground hosting a rugby game between Hawke's Bay and the British Lions in 1908
Ground information
LocationNapier, New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
Establishment1884 (first recorded match)
Team information
Hawke's Bay (1884–1913)
As of 2 November 2011
Source: Ground profile

Napier Recreation Ground was a cricket ground in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. It was located on Carlyle Street, opposite Chaucer Street.[1]

History

The ground first held a first-class match when Hawke's Bay played Wellington in 1884. Hawke's Bay would play nineteen further first-class matches there, the last of which came in 1913 against Auckland.[2] During this period the ground played host to the touring Fijians, Marylebone Cricket Club and Australians.

In 1908 it hosted a rugby match on the British Lions tour, with the Lions defeating Hawke's Bay 25 to 3.[3]

By 1919 the Napier City Council had reappropriated the ground's land for a new power house.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Improving Carlyle Street". Daily Telegraph: 5. 14 March 1925.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Napier Recreation Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Britain v. Hawke's Bay". Taranaki Daily News. Vol. LI, no. 164. 2 July 1908. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Napier City Council – Ordinary Meeting". The Daily Telegraph. No. 21272. 11 October 1919. p. 3.
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