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Petone Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1951 when Hutt Valley played Wanganui in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup.[1]

Petone Recreation Ground

The ground in 2022
Ground information
Location	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Establishment	1951 (first recorded match)
Team information
Wellington Women (1998–2002) Wellington (1992–1999)
As of 4 November 2011 Source: Ground profile

The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1991/92 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Otago, with the match ending in an 8 wicket victory for Otago.[2] A second first-class match was held there during the 1998/99 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Auckland,[3] with the match ending in a draw.[4] Wellington Women used Petone Recreation Ground as a home venue between 1998 and 2002.[5] From 2015/16 season some Plunket Shield matches will be played when Basin Reserve is unavailable.

References

External links

• Media related to Petone Recreation Ground at Wikimedia Commons
• Petrone Recreation Ground at ESPNcricinfo
• Petrone Recreation Ground at CricketArchive

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