McLean Park

McLean Park is a cricket ground in Napier, New Zealand. McLean Park is an outstanding sportsground of international standards which includes an indoor stadium and Centennial Hall. The home team for this ground is Central Districts Cricket Association. Also the names of two ends of this stadium are Centennial Stand End and Embankment End.

It is primarily a one-day venue with square dimensions that allow attacking batsman to score freely especially in the opening overs. There are four covered stands and a large grass bank opposite the Centennial Stand. The wicket is a Batting First one. It slows up throughout the day therefore captains love setting targets on this pitch. Outfield is of top quality when the weather is settled. It has held first class matches since 1952 and four tests since 1979, which have been of good standard. It has held at least a single one-day international every season since 1990. The ground has a capacity of 30,000 and the pitch is grassy type.

Usage

The ground is used for hosting both ODIs and Test Matches. Apart from this, the McLean Park Complex also hosts rugby matches, including one match at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. It has hosted a total of 5 Tests and 26 ODIs. The ODI played here was between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Rothman’s Cup of 1982/83. In this match New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets.

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