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| The Basin Reserve Wellington is a cricket stadium that once used to be a lake. An earthquake in 1855 flattened out the area, thereby draining all the water out. The authorities consequently decided to turn it into a stadium and by 1866 the Basin Reserve was Wellington's first cricket ground. It is currently the only sports ground on New Zealand's National Heritage list. The ground had to wait till 1868 to host a cricket match, and that was just the beginning of a long journey that the Basin Reserve and cricket were to embark upon. The Basin Reserve has been one of the most famous cricket grounds of New Zealand. The ground has also witnessed a number of historic milestones being made here. Sir Richard Hadlee took his 300th wicket in this stadium and Martin Crowe made 299 runs against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve too. The Basin Reserve has hosted a number of international Tests and ODIs. However the ground has not seen too many ODIs being played here in the past few years as with the construction of the larger Westpac Stadium, the ODI matches are now played there to accommodate more spectators. livescore.warofcricket.com provides information on Basin Reserve Wellington and other famous Stadiums in New Zealand. |
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