Farndon Park
Park in Clive, New Zealand
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Farndon Park, also known as Farndon Park Domain, is a public park in Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. It hosts many sporting events, including swimming, tennis, rugby union, and rowing on the adjacent Clive River.[1] It was formerly also a cricket ground.
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| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Clive, New Zealand | ||
| Country | New Zealand | ||
| Establishment | 1892 (first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 2 November 2011 Source: Ground profile | |||
History
The eight-hectare (20-acre) reserve was purchased by the colonial government in 1870 from its Māori owners with the intention of developing it as a botanical gardens.[2]
Hawke's Bay played four first-class cricket matches at Farndon Park. Three of those came in 1892, against Taranaki, Wellington and Otago. The fourth came four years later when the touring Queensland side visited.[3] The Otago Witness reporter in 1892 described the ground as "a perfect likeness of a good English private ground".[4] Cricket is no longer played at the park.
Farndon Park was the venue for the first New Zealand Tennis Championships, held in December 1885.[5]