Cricket grounds in New Zealand
The 15 grounds listed in New Zealand average 66.1 m straight and 62.2 m square, enclosing a mean playing area of 13,018 m² — 7% below the global mean of 13,957 m².
The largest is Hagley Oval in Christchurch (83.5 × 77.5 m); the smallest is Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North (58 × 55 m).
Six-hitting difficulty across these grounds averages 33/100 against a global 40, so sixes are easier to clear here than at the average ground on the site.
Every ground in New Zealand
Sorted by playing area. Select a column heading to re-sort.
Two kinds of figure in this table. 10 of these 15 grounds were measured here from satellite imagery; the other 5 are figures published by the ground or its governing body.
The two are not measured to quite the same edge of the field, so a satellite-measured ground and a published one can look closer in size than they really are. Comparing grounds of the same kind is sound. Comparing across the two is not, until every ground has been re-measured on one basis — work that is under way.
| Hagley Oval | Christchurch | 83.5 | 77.5 | 20,330 | 86 very hard | Published |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington | 81.7 | 72.5 | 18,608 | 75 hard | Published |
| Bay Oval | Mount Maunganui | 69 | 68 | 14,740 | 47 moderate | Satellite |
| Seddon Park | Hamilton | 65 | 69 | 14,090 | 42 moderate | Published |
| HNRY Stadium | Wellington | 73.5 | 59 | 13,624 | 40 moderate | Published |
| Saxton Oval | Nelson | 65 | 65 | 13,273 | 36 moderate | Satellite |
| John Davies Oval | Queenstown | 68 | 62 | 13,245 | 36 moderate | Satellite |
| McLean Park | Napier | 71 | 57 | 12,714 | 32 easy | Satellite |
| Cobham Oval | Whangarei | 59 | 60 | 11,121 | 18 easy | Satellite |
| University of Otago Oval | Dunedin | 60 | 59 | 11,121 | 18 easy | Satellite |
| Kennards Hire Community Oval | Auckland | 56 | 63 | 11,084 | 18 easy | Satellite |
| Eden Park | Auckland | 52.5 | 64.5 | 10,638 | 15 very easy | Published |
| Molyneux Park | Alexandra | 67 | 50 | 10,524 | 15 very easy | Satellite |
| Pukekura Park | New Plymouth | 62 | 52 | 10,128 | 10 very easy | Satellite |
| Fitzherbert Park | Palmerston North | 58 | 55 | 10,022 | 8 very easy | Satellite |