Bledisloe Park
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| Location | Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Coordinates | 37°12′20″S 174°54′08″E / 37.20556°S 174.90222°E | ||
| Establishment | 1950 (first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 3 November 2011 Source: Ground profile | |||
Bledisloe Park is a cricket and football (soccer) ground in Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. It is named after Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe.
The first recorded match held on the ground came in December 1950 when Franklin played King Country in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup.[1] The ground later held two first-class matches which saw Northern Districts play Auckland in the 1976/77 Shell Cup and Wellington in the 1989/90 Shell Trophy.[2] Two List A matches have also been held there, with Northern Districts playing Auckland in the 1977/78 Gillette Cup nd in the 1980/81 Shell Cup.[3]
