Bay Oval is a

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ground in

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in the

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area of New Zealand. The ground was built in Blake Park and opened in 2005. Bay Oval has hosted men's and women's international limited overs matches since 2014. It hosted its first Test match in November 2019.

History

Blake Park was established in the 1950s. It was used by

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for

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fixtures between the 1987/88 season and 2001/02, with the team playing 24 matches on the ground in the

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. During the 1980s and 90s, large holiday crowds flocked to the ground to watch one-day matches, and New Zealand A played two matches on the ground against

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in December 1998. Northern Districts Women played two matches at Blake Park in the 2004/05

State League The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield is the premier domestic women's one-day cricket competition in New Zealand. The tournament began in 1935–36, as a first-class competition, but is now played as a 50-over competition, with six provincial teams ...

. The Bay of Plenty Cricket Association constructed Bay Oval within the same site, with construction beginning in 2005.McPherson W (2014
From the Bay to the Basin

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, 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2019-11-25. Northern Districts women's side played their first match on the ground in December 2007 and it held its first senior men's match in the 2008–09 State Twenty20 with Northern Districts playing

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. Both sides have played on the ground regularly since, with it hosting its first

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match in April 2015. The first

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(ODI) on the ground took place in January 2014 between

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as part of the

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. In March 2014 New Zealand women's side played their first ODI on the ground and in October of the same year it hosted the first two ODIs of the New Zealand men's home series against the touring South Africa, but was not used for the

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later in the season. It has been used as a limited overs venue by New Zealand's men's and women's sides since. In November 2019, when England toured New Zealand, the first Test match was played on this ground which New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs. In December 2020, the Bay Oval hosted its first Boxing Day test between New Zealand and Pakistan, where the home side defeated Pakistan by 101 runs. In January 2022, during the first test match of Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets, their first win against New Zealand in New Zealand across all formats (in 33 matches) and their first test match win against New Zealand. It was also the first test match loss on home ground for New Zealand against an Asian side since 2011, when Pakistan beat the home side at

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by ten wickets.

Records

Cricket Records

Test records

* Highest Test Total: 615/9d – vs. , 21 November 2019 * Highest Individual Test Score: 205 –

BJ Watling Bradley-John Watling (born 9 July 1985), known as BJ Watling, is a South African-born former New Zealand international cricketer who has represented Northern Districts since December 2004. He made his Test debut in December 2009 and eight month ...

, vs. , 21 November 2019 * Best Test Innings Bowling Figures: 6/46 – Ebadot Hossain, vs. , 1 January 2022 * Best Test Match Bowling Figures: 8/134 –

Neil Wagner Neil Wagner (born 13 March 1986) is a South African-born New Zealand Test cricketer who plays for New Zealand and Northern Districts cricket teams. He played for Northerns until 2007/08 and Otago between 2008 and 2018. Early career Wagner wa ...

, vs. , 21 November 2019 * Highest Test Partnership: 261 ''(for the 7th wicket)'' –

Mitchell Santner Mitchell Josef Santner (born 5 February 1992) is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays all forms of the game. Domestically, he plays for Northern Districts cricket team. He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed, and bowls slow ...

, vs. , 21 November 2019

ODI records

* Highest ODI Total: 371/7 – vs , 3 January 2019 * Highest Individual ODI Score: 140 –

Thisara Perera Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera ( si, තිසර පෙරේරා; born 3 April 1989), popularly as Thisara Perera, is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who played all formats for the national team. He also cap ...

, vs , 5 January 2019 * Best ODI Innings Bowling Figures: 5/40 – Matt Henry, vs , 5 January 2016 * Highest ODI Partnership: 163 ''(for the 2nd wicket)'' – Martin Guptill &

Kane Williamson Kane Stuart Williamson (born 8 August 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who is currently the captain of the New Zealand national team in limited overs cricket. He is considered as New Zealand's greatest batsmen ever, as well as one of the best b ...

, vs , 3 January 2019

Twenty20 International records

* Highest Twenty20 Total: 243/5 – vs , 3 January 2018 * Highest Individual Twenty20 Score: 111* (51) –

Suryakumar Yadav Surya Kumar Ashok Yadav (born 14 September 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. Regarded as one of the best batters in Twenty20 cricket, he plays as a right handed batsman for Mumbai Indians in the ...

, vs , 20 November 2022 * Best Twenty20 Innings Bowling Figures: 4/10 –

Deepak Hooda Deepak Jagbir Hooda (born 19 April 1995) is an Indian International cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He also plays in the Indian Premier League for Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan in the domestic cricket. He is an all-round ...

, vs. , 20 November 2022 * Highest Twenty20 Partnership: 184 ''(for the 3rd wicket)'' –

Devon Conway Devon Philip Conway (born 8 July 1991) is a South African born New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand cricket team. In March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Conway would be eligible to play for New Zealan ...

& Glenn Phillips, vs , 29 November 2020

References

External links

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