Molyneux Park
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| Location | Alexandra,New Zealand | ||||
| Establishment | 1961 (first recorded match) | ||||
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| Old Man Range End St Bathans End | |||||
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| As of 3 November 2011 Source:Ground profile | |||||
Molyneux Parkis acricketground and sports complex inAlexandra,Otago,New Zealand. It is the main sports venue for the Alexandra area.[1]
Molyneux Park was developed in the 1960s and 1970s. As well as cricket, rugby, softball, netball and bowls facilities it has a seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, squash courts and the Alexandra bike park.[1]
The first recorded cricket match on the ground came in January 1961 whenCentral Otagoplayed the touringMarylebone Cricket Club.[2]The ground held its firstfirst-classmatch during the 1978/79Shell CupwhenOtagoplayedCentral Districts.The following season the firstList Amatch was held there when Otago playedWellingtonin the 1980/81Shell Trophy.Molyneux Park has been used as a home venue for Otago since then. As of early 2021 it had hosted 31 first-class matches,[3]66 List A matches,[4]as well as 10Twenty20matches.[5]Between 2006 and 2009,Otago Womenused the ground for home matches in theState League.[6]
Two YouthTest matcheshave been played there. The first came in 1999 whenNew Zealand Under-19splayedEngland Under-19s,while the second saw New Zealand Under-19s playSouth Africa Under-19s.[7]Three YouthOne Day Internationalswere also played there between 1993 and 1995.[8]Molyneux Park is also the home ground for theOtago Country cricket team,which competes in theHawke Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Alexandra/Clyde Area Parks & Reserves".Central Otago District Council.Retrieved19 January2021.
- ^"Other matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved3 November2011.
- ^"First-Class Matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved19 January2021.
- ^"List A Matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved19 January2021.
- ^"Twenty20 Matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved19 January2021.
- ^"Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved3 November2011.
- ^"Youth Test Matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved3 November2011.
- ^"Youth One-Day International Matches played on Molyneux Park, Alexandra".CricketArchive.Retrieved3 November2011.
External links
[edit]- Molyneux ParkatESPNcricinfo
- Molyneux Parkat CricketArchive