Seddon Park
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Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton
, 4th largest city in New Zealand
and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. It is the 4th largest proper Cricket Ground(seating capacity) in New Zealand. The Stadium was named after the former New Zealand Prime Minister Richard John (King Dick) Seddon
. It has also been known as Trust Bank Park, WestpacTrust Park and Westpac Park. In 2006, Westpac Trust Bank NZ
decided to end its sponsorship of a number of different sporting events and grounds in New Zealand and the stadium has reverted to its original name of Seddon Park starting in the 2006/2007 season.
, Seddon park is a well-grassed stadium with a centre block of 9 pitches, running approximately North/South. These are usually very good batting tracks. There is an embankment going around three-quarters of the perimeter and, outside this embankment is a tall hedgerow. On the side of the oval opposite the pavilion (the south-eastern side) is the semaphore-style scoreboard which shows all the names of the players in each team all the time etc. Seddon Park has a flexible stadium environment that can be modified to fit-for-purpose. The ground has been used for hockey, rugby and rugby league matches nt.
The ground was also used for one season in 2001 for the majority of Waikato and Chiefs
rugby home games. Temporary stands were raised for the games. Rugby returned to the newly built Waikato Stadium for the following year.
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
, 4th largest city in 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...
and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. It is the 4th largest proper Cricket Ground(seating capacity) in New Zealand. The Stadium was named after the former New Zealand Prime Minister Richard John (King Dick) Seddon
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders....
. It has also been known as Trust Bank Park, WestpacTrust Park and Westpac Park. In 2006, Westpac Trust Bank NZ
Westpac
Westpac , is a multinational financial services, one of the Australian "big four" banks and the second-largest bank in New Zealand....
decided to end its sponsorship of a number of different sporting events and grounds in New Zealand and the stadium has reverted to its original name of Seddon Park starting in the 2006/2007 season.
Ground
Seddon Park is round. Originally outfitted for cricketCricket
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...
, Seddon park is a well-grassed stadium with a centre block of 9 pitches, running approximately North/South. These are usually very good batting tracks. There is an embankment going around three-quarters of the perimeter and, outside this embankment is a tall hedgerow. On the side of the oval opposite the pavilion (the south-eastern side) is the semaphore-style scoreboard which shows all the names of the players in each team all the time etc. Seddon Park has a flexible stadium environment that can be modified to fit-for-purpose. The ground has been used for hockey, rugby and rugby league matches nt.
Usage
The Ground is used for hosting Twenty20 International Matches and One Day International Matches as well as Test Matches. Apart from these, First Class Matches are also played on this ground. It has hosted a total of 3 T20Is, 18 ODIs and 18 Test Matches. The First ODI played here was between New Zealand and India in which India was defeated.The ground was also used for one season in 2001 for the majority of Waikato and Chiefs
Chiefs (Super rugby franchise)
The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...
rugby home games. Temporary stands were raised for the games. Rugby returned to the newly built Waikato Stadium for the following year.