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{{Short description|New Zealand Cricket ground}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
|       ground_name = Cello Basin Reserve
|          nickname = The Basin
|           country = New Zealand
|       coordinates = {{coord|41|18|1|S|174|46|49|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
|             image = Basin Reserve newzealand.jpg
|           caption = A view of Basin Reserve in 2008
|          location = [[Mount Cook, Wellington|Mount Cook]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand
|     establishment = 1868
|  seating_capacity = 11,600
|           website = {{URL|basinreserve.nz}}
|              end1 = Vance Stand End
|              end2 = Scoreboard End

|     international = true
|     firsttestdate = 24–27 January
|     firsttestyear = 1930
|     firsttesthome = New Zealand
|     firsttestaway = England
|      lasttestdate = 6-10 December
|      lasttestyear = 2024
|      lasttesthome = New Zealand
|      lasttestaway = England
|      firstodidate = 9 March
|      firstodiyear = 1975
|      firstodihome = New Zealand
|      firstodiaway = England
|       lastodidate = 5 January
|       lastodiyear = 2025
|       lastodihome = New Zealand
|       lastodiaway = Sri Lanka

|    firstwtestdate = 20–23 March
|    firstwtestyear = 1948
|    firstwtesthome = New Zealand
|    firstwtestaway = Australia
|     lastwtestdate = 26–29 January
|     lastwtestyear = 1990
|     lastwtesthome = New Zealand
|     lastwtestaway = Australia
|     firstwodidate = 23 January
|     firstwodiyear = 1982
|     firstwodihome = Australia
|     firstwodiaway = England
|      lastwodidate = 1 April 
|      lastwodiyear = 2024
|      lastwodihome = New Zealand
|      lastwodiaway = England 
|    firstwt20idate = 28 February
|    firstwt20iyear = 2016
|    firstwt20ihome = New Zealand
|    firstwt20iaway = Australia
|     lastwt20idate = 29 March
|     lastwt20iyear = 2024
|     lastwt20ihome = New Zealand
|     lastwt20iaway = England

|             year1 = 1873–present
|             club1 = [[Wellington Firebirds|Wellington]]
|              date = 5 Janurat 
|              year = 2025
|            source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1474.html CricketArchive
}}

The '''Basin Reserve''', also known as the '''Cello Basin Reserve''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref name="Cello">{{cite web |title=BRT announces new naming rights agreement with Cello |url= https://basinreserve.nz/2021/10/08/basin-reserve-trust-announces-new-naming-rights-agreement-with-cello/ |publisher=Basin Reserve |access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref> and commonly referred to as '''the Basin''', is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]. It is used for [[Test cricket|Test]] matches, and is the main home ground of the [[Wellington Firebirds]] [[First-class cricket|first-class]] team. The Basin Reserve is the only cricket ground to have listed status with [[Heritage New Zealand]], in recognition of being the oldest first-class cricket ground in the country.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n2vwu0d_nQ England Cricket legend W. G. Grace remembered at New Zealand Cricket Museum]</ref> Historically, the ground has also been used for events other than cricket, such as [[association football]] matches, concerts and cultural events.

The New Zealand Cricket Museum is located in the Old Grandstand. It houses cricket memorabilia and a reference library. It opened in 1987, and was relaunched in 2021.<ref name="New Zealand Cricket Museum">{{cite web |title=New Zealand Cricket Museum |url=http://www.nzc.nz/corporate/new-zealand-cricket-museum |publisher=New Zealand Cricket Museum}}</ref><ref name="nzmuseums-New Zealand Cricket Museum">{{cite web |title=New Zealand Cricket Museum on NZ Museums |url=https://nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3255/new-zealand-cricket-museum |website=nzmuseums.co.nz |publisher=[[Te Papa]]}}</ref><ref name="cricketmuseum-opening">{{cite news |last1=Boyack |first1=Nicholas |title=Bradman and Crowe open the batting at cricket museum |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/127273322/bradman-and-crowe-open-the-batting-at-cricket-museum |agency=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|Dominion Post]] |publisher=[[stuff.co.nz]] |date=18 December 2021}}</ref>

==Location==

The Basin Reserve is two kilometres south of the Wellington CBD at the foot of [[Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)|Mount Victoria]]. [[Government House, Wellington|Government House]], St Marks Church School, and the [[Wellington College (New Zealand)|Wellington College]] boys' school are to the south of the Basin, across the street. At the eastern end of the basin is the [[Mount Victoria Tunnel]], which increased the traffic flow around the Basin Reserve when it was built in 1931.

The Basin Reserve is also surrounded by numerous other Wellington landmarks, including Mount Cook Barracks, the [[National War Memorial (New Zealand)|National War Memorial]], several colleges and high schools, the Caledonian Hotel and the former [[Dominion Museum]]. A fire station is located across the street from the ground: traditionally its occupants would watch ongoing matches during their down-time, and would set off the station's [[siren (alarm)|siren]] to mark New Zealand wickets taken or when a batsman reached a milestone like a 50 or century. The Basin Reserve is the intersection point for the Wellington suburbs of [[Mount Cook, Wellington|Mount Cook]], [[Newtown, New Zealand|Newtown]] and [[Mount Victoria (Wellington suburb)|Mount Victoria]].<ref>[http://www.wellington.govt.nz/maps/pdfs/suburbs/newtown.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001095110/http://www.wellington.govt.nz/maps/pdfs/suburbs/newtown.pdf|date=1 October 2006}}</ref>

==Construction history==
The area that is now Basin Reserve was originally a lake (known as the Basin Lake), and there were plans to connect it to the sea by a canal to make it an alternative inner city harbour, with major warehouses and factories alongside it. However, the massive [[1855 Wairarapa earthquake]] uplifted the area nearly {{convert|1.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} and turned the lake into a [[swamp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/NaturalHazardsAndDisasters/HistoricEarthquakes/3/en |title=3. The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake – Historic earthquakes – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |publisher=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> Due to the colonists' English roots, sport, particularly cricket, was a vital part of the community's way to relax. However, no land had been allocated by the city planners for recreational reserves. Although natural grounds, such as the [[Te Aro]] flat, provided a small area for matches, the colonists wanted more recreational land than they had. The matter became dire as buildings began to be erected on these plains, as flat land was hard to find in the mountainous Wellington. So, after the 1855 earthquake, which historians estimate measured magnitude 8,<ref name="The Basin">Neely, D., Romanos, J. (2003). The Basin – An Illustrated History of the Basin Reserve. ''Canterbury University Press''.</ref> influential citizens seized the chance in 1857 to suggest that the new land be drained and made into a recreational reserve. The Wellington council accepted the proposal and on 3 February 1863 prisoners from the Mount Cook Gaol began to level and drain the new land. The swamp was drained by September and a fence and hedges were placed around the entire area. However, massive population influxes from 1863 to 1866 (caused mostly by the Parliament being situated in Wellington) hampered construction on the Basin Reserve as workers were pulled to other areas.

After a council meeting on 11 December 1866 the Basin Reserve became Wellington's official cricket ground. No cattle or horses were allowed in the ground and only small hedges and shrubs were allowed to be planted so as not to hamper cricket games. Soon after, on 11 January 1868, the first game of cricket was played, although the ground had numerous stones and thistles on it, which the umpire later apologised for as some players got injured from them. Although it was the opening day, no ceremony or music was played, nor was the opening advertised with banners.

Soon after that first event, the Highland Games began to be held at the Basin Reserve. The games were organised by the Wellingtonian Caledonian Society, of which their headquarters, The Caledonian Hotel, still stands towards the south of the Basin Reserve. The society offered up prize money which brought many competitors to the region. Due to their success, the society petitioned to have new grandstands built at the western end of the Basin Reserve. They would measure {{convert|44|by|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} and would cost approximately £250–£300. The stands would also hold food stalls and ground keepers. However, for the following years, even up until reportedly 1872, the Basin Reserve grounds were still extremely swampy, with small pools of swamp water and various weeds and shrubs sprouting over the fields. In late 1872, horses were used to level the playing field and this greatly improved the conditions.

[[File:Cricket Spectators, Basin Reserve.jpg|thumb|275px|Spectators and the [[William Wakefield Memorial]]]]
In 1882, the [[William Wakefield Memorial]] was erected at the Basin Reserve. The monument had been in storage for many years, and it was finally erected to commemorate a controversial<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacManus |first=Joel |date=12 June 2020 |title=Two monuments to 'sexual predators and colonisers' could be scrapped in Wellington |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121812546/two-monuments-to-sexual-predators-and-colonisers-could-be-scrapped-in-wellington |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Zoë |date=25 February 2023 |title=The sordid history behind the Basin Reserve's Wakefield Memorial |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/300814579/the-sordid-history-behind-the-basin-reserves-wakefield-memorial |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref> early Wellingtonian, [[William Wakefield]], at the main sports ground.<ref name="Cricket Wellington">{{cite web |title=William Wakefield Memorial |url= http://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/about/history/william-wakefield-memorial/ |publisher=Cricket Wellington |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="NZHPT 1441">{{NZHPT|1441||25 May 2014}}</ref>

The pavilion has been a Category II registered [[New Zealand Historic Places Trust|Historic Place]] since 1982,<ref>{{NZHPT|1339|Basin Reserve Pavilion|2009-12-01}}</ref> and the entire Basin Reserve has been a registered Historic Area since 1998.<ref>{{NZHPT|7441|Basin Reserve Historic Area|2009-12-01}}</ref> The William Wakefield Memorial has a Category I registration.<ref name="NZHPT 1441" />

In 2012 the Museum Stand of the Basin was declared an earthquake risk and closed; a new players' pavilion was opened in December 2018 and renamed in 2020 in honour of the former Test cricketer [[Ewen Chatfield]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/119662861/new-zealand-vs-india-after-eight-years-dormant-basins-95yearold-stand-is-back|title=New Zealand v India: After eight years dormant, Basin's 95-year-old stand is back|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=21 February 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref>

=== Scoreboard ===
During England's 2002 tour the scoreboard was famously described by commentator [[Mike Selvey]] as the "ransom-note scoreboard" because of the eccentric collection of fonts that it used.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-23 |title=My Life in Cricket Scorecards: Wellington v Otago, 50 overs, Basin Reserve, 13 January 2016 |url=https://mylifeincricketscorecards.blogspot.com/2016/01/wellington-v-otago-50-overs-basin.html |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=My Life in Cricket Scorecards}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CuriousCity: Behind the Basin scoreboard |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/88364313/curiouscity-behind-the-basin-scoreboard |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cricket Photos - NZ vs ENG, 2nd Test Pictures |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-new-zealand-2001-02-61779/new-zealand-vs-england-2nd-test-63982/match-photo |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

==Event history==
[[Image:Wellingtoncricket.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Crowd attending a [[Test cricket|Test match]] Between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] at the Basin Reserve in 2008]]
The first event held at the Basin Reserve was a one-day cricket match on 11 January 1868 between the Wellington Volunteers and the crew of HMS ''Falcon'', which was docked in Wellington.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wiren |first1=A. F. |title=Basin Reserve: A fragment of its history |journal=Evening Post |date=3 February 1909 |page=10 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19090203.2.90}}</ref> However, the match was hampered by injuries due to the numerous stones and thistles in the grass, which led to the injury of some players. The umpire apologised to the players after the match for the poor condition of the playing surface.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Jamie |title=The Basin Reserve: Cricket comes to play |url=http://nzcricketmuseum.co.nz/basin-reserve-p2/ |website=NZ Cricket Museum |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016080802/http://nzcricketmuseum.co.nz/basin-reserve-p2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After that first event, local clubs and societies began organising athletic and social meetings at the Basin Reserve. These meetings eventually coalesced into a meeting known locally as the ''Highland Games'', and it was their success which led to the construction of the ground's first grandstand. The events included athletics, racing, dancing and later wood-chopping and cycling. However, the ground was still swampy in some areas. This was finally remedied in late 1872, which allowed the ground's inaugural first-class cricket match, between Wellington and [[Auckland]], to be played on 30 November 1873. Wellington won the match easily. The Basin Reserve reputedly held the first [[rugby football]] match in the North Island,<ref name="The Basin" /> between a Wellington team and the crew of HMS Rosario, which the sailors won by a single goal.

The Australasian Athletic Championships were held at the Basin Reserve on 26–27 December 1911. This was a combined Australian and New Zealand championship, at which New Zealanders won all the track events and Australians won all the field events.<ref name="Results">{{Cite web|url=http://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf/tf_m_1911-12.htm|title=Australasian Championships - 1911-12}}</ref>

Before embarking on the [[1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain]], the [[Australian rugby league team]] stopped in Wellington for an exhibition match at the Basin Reserve.<ref>{{Cite news| last =Fagan, Sean| author-link =Sean Fagan| title =New Zealand 'Kangaroos'| work =rl1908.com| place =Australia| year =2009| url =http://www.rl1908.com/Kangaroos/NZ.htm| access-date =27 February 2011| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101008200119/http://rl1908.com/Kangaroos/NZ.htm| archive-date =8 October 2010| df =dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Image:Don Neely Scoreboard.JPG|thumb|right|275px|The main scoreboard: it is named after cricket historian [[Don Neely]]]] The first Test match played at the ground was between New Zealand and England, the first day of which was 24 January 1930. One-day international cricket was played at the Basin Reserve until 1999, after which it has mostly been played at the larger [[Wellington Regional Stadium]] on the other side of the Wellington CBD.

On 13 March 2011 the Basin Reserve was host to "Fill the Basin", a cricket event intended to raise money for victims of the [[2011 Canterbury earthquake]]. The event attracted a crowd of more than 10,000 people, with some spectators sitting between the boundary rope and the fence. Players involved in the match included [[Shane Warne]], [[Stephen Fleming]], [[Tana Umaga]], [[Richard Hadlee]], [[Martin Crowe]], other famous former New Zealand cricketers, rugby union players [[Richie McCaw]] and [[Conrad Smith]]  and actors [[Russell Crowe]] and  [[Ian McKellen]].<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_4764813">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/4764813/Minutes-silence-then-the-fun |title=A minute's silence, then three hours of fun |author=Geenty, Mark |date=14 March 2011 |newspaper=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]] |access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> More than $500,000 was raised towards the relief efforts.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_4764707">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4764707/Fill-The-Basin-raises-more-than-500-000 |title=Fill The Basin raises more than $500,000 |author=Duff, Michelle |date=14 March 2011 |newspaper=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]] |access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref>

On 17 March 2019 the Basin Reserve hosted an estimated 11,000 people at a vigil mourning the victims of the [[Christchurch mosque shootings]],<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_111348087">{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/111348087/wellington-weeps-capitals-huge-vigil-mourns-victims-of-christchurch-mosque-shootings|title=Wellington weeps: Huge vigil mourns victims of Christchurch mosque shootings|author=Fallon, Virginia|date=17 March 2019|newspaper=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref> after indications the original venue would be too small.<ref name="WCC_Vigil">{{Cite web|url=https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2019/03/vigil-for-christchurch-shifted-to-basin|title=Vigil for Christchurch shifted to Basin}}</ref>

In addition to cricket, other sports have also used the Basin Reserve, including [[rugby union]], [[rugby league]], [[association football]] and [[Australian football]] matches. During the 1950s and 1960s the ground was the main association football (soccer) venue in the Wellington area, and was used for a number of international matches and [[Chatham Cup]] finals.

==Statistics==

===Test matches===

There have been 68 Test matches played at the Basin Reserve as of June 2024.<ref name = "Cricinfo statsguru analasys">{{cite web |url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58895.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate;view=results |access-date=10 September 2020 |title=Statistics / Statsguru / Basin Reserve, Wellington |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The average runs per wicket is 31.42 while the average runs per wicket through New Zealand is 31.27. The average runs per over is 2.85. The ground is more noted as suiting [[fast bowlers]] as opposed to  [[spin bowler]]s. Nine of the top ten wicket takers at the ground are fast bowlers with top wicket taker being [[Chris Martin (cricketer)|Chris Martin]] with 58<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundTopPlayers.asp?GroundCode=004&Stat=6 |title=HowSTAT! Grounds – Top Players |publisher=Howstat.com |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031500/http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundTopPlayers.asp?GroundCode=004&Stat=6 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  although he only has the 13th best [[bowling average]] on the ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundTopPlayers.asp?GroundCode=004&Stat=5 |title=HowSTAT! Grounds – Top Players |publisher=Howstat.com |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031457/http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundTopPlayers.asp?GroundCode=004&Stat=5 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Brendon McCullum]] has the highest innings, 302, and is the first Black Cap to pass 300 runs in a test.  The previous highest score at the ground and for any NZ test cricketer was the 299 runs by Martin Crowe in 1991<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundTopPlayers.asp?GroundCode=004&Stat=1 |title=HowSTAT! Grounds – Top Players |publisher=Howstat.com |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031454/http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundTopPlayers.asp?GroundCode=004&Stat=1 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Almost a year later in 2015, Kumar Sangakkara scored his 12000th test runs and his 11th double century there while McCullum dropped three catches and scored a two-ball duck in the first innings.  It is also a ground where Trent Boult made the most of his one-handed catches.  One of which was the one that removed Sangakkara in 2015.  In the same test, [[Kane Williamson]] scored his first test double century, with his 6th wicket partner [[BJ Watling]] scoring a century in the second innings.  Williamson also contributed on the field to help NZ win the test match. His catch also made the top play on Sportscenter in the US.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEqQj33Cx1Y Kane Williamson Catch – #1 On Sportscenter Top 10 Plays]</ref> In 2017, this was also the ground where [[Henry Nicholls (cricketer)|Henry Nicholls]] scored his maiden Test century. Late in that year, [[Tom Blundell (cricketer)|Tom Blundell]] scored his maiden Test century on debut, then walked home while still in uniform as he lives near the ground.

The highest total set by a team here in Test cricket was by the [[New Zealand national cricket team]] when they scored 680/8 dec on 14 Feb 2014 against the [[Indian national cricket team]]. The most runs scored at this ground have been by [[Ross Taylor]] (1279 runs), [[Kane Williamson]] (1137 runs) and [[Martin Crowe]] (1123 runs). The most wickets have been taken by [[Chris Martin (cricketer)|Chris Martin]] (60 wickets), followed by [[Daniel Vettori]] (57 wickets) and [[Richard Hadlee]] (53 wickets).

=== ODI matches ===
In ODI cricket, the highest total has been set by [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] when they scored 315/7 on 6 January 2018. The most runs scored at this ground have been by [[Martin Crowe]] (345 runs),  [[Andrew Jones (New Zealand cricketer)|Andrew Jones]] (311 runs) and [[Nathan Astle]] (285 runs). The most wickets have been taken by [[Danny Morrison (cricketer)|Danny Morrison]] (16 wickets), [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] (13 wickets) and [[Gavin Larsen]] (12 wickets). Despite the propensity to score Test centuries, Basin Reserve is not a ground for scoring [[List of international cricket centuries at the Basin Reserve#One Day International centuries|ODI centuries]]. Only 4 had ever been scored. The most recent was by [[Martin Guptill]] on 19 January 2018 against Pakistan, 43 years since [[Bevan Congdon]] did so. The only away batsman to score an ODI century here was [[Shoaib Mohammad]] of Pakistan in 1989.

==International rugby league matches==
Between 1919 and 1953, Basin Reserve played host to 5 [[rugby league]] Test matches, all involving the [[New Zealand national rugby league team]] who would end up with a 3–2 W/L record at the ground.<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/basin-reserve/results-test-series.html Rugby League Test matches at Basin Reserve]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Test# !! Date !! Result !! Attendance !! Notes
|-
|1 || 23 August 1919 || {{rl|AUS}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 44–21 || 8,000 || [[1919 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand]] – 1st Test
|-
|2 || 14 August 1920 || {{rl|GBR}}* def. {{rl|NZL}} 11–10 || 4,000 || [[1920 Great Britain Lions tour]] – 3rd Test
|-
|3 || 6 August 1924 || {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|GBR}}* 13–11 || 6,000 || [[1919 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand]] – 2nd Test
|-
|4 || 17 September 1949 || {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|AUS}} 26–21 || 7,737 || [[1949 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand]] – 1st Test
|-
|4 || 4 July 1953 || {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|AUS}} 12–11 || 5,394 || [[1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand]] – 2nd Test
|}
<small>* Although it was the [[Great Britain Lions|Great Britain]] team, they were called Northern Union in 1920 and played as England in 1924 despite having [[Welsh people|Welsh]] players in the side.</small>

==See also==
{{portal|Cricket}}
*[[List of Test cricket grounds]]
*[[List of international cricket centuries at Basin Reserve]]
*[[List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Basin Reserve]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
*[[Don Neely|Neely, D.]], [[Joseph Romanos|Romanos, J.]] (2003). ''The Basin: An Illustrated History of the Basin Reserve''. [[Canterbury University]] Press. {{ISBN|1-877257-05-2}}.

==External links==
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*{{Austadiums|12}}
*[https://basinreserve.nz Official website]
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/ground/58895.html Ground Profile] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061010172741/http://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/information/basin.cfm Quick information about the Basin Reserve]
*[https://www.nzcricketmuseum.co.nz/stories/the-basin "The Basin"] at New Zealand Cricket Museum

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