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Rangiora Recreation Ground Ground information Location Rangiora, New Zealand Establishment 2004 (first recorded match) Domestic team information Canterbury Women (2007–2010)
Canterbury (2004–present)As of 2 November 2011
Source: Ground profileRangiora Recreation Ground (also known as the MainPower Oval through a sponsorship deal with local company MainPower) is a cricket ground in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand. The ground first held a first-class match when Canterbury played Central Districts in the 2003/04 State Championship. Canterbury have played twelve further first-class matches there as of the 2011/12 season.[1] Canterbury first played a List A match there in the 2003/04 State Shield when they played Auckland, with eight matches in that format having been held there as of the 2011/12 season,[2] as well as a handful of Twenty20 matches.[3]
Two Youth One Day Internationals have been played at Rangiora Recreation Ground, both in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup when England Under-19s played West Indies Under-19s and Australia Under-19s.[4] The ground has also been used a home venue for Canterbury Women in the State League since the 2006/07 season.[5]
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_f.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_a.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_tt.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_uo.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_wnz.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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Coordinates: 43°17′31.81″S 172°35′57.68″E / 43.2921694°S 172.5993556°E
Categories:- Cricket grounds in New Zealand
- Sport in the Canterbury Region
- Buildings and structures in the Canterbury Region
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