Rangiora Recreation Ground
Cricket ground in Rangiora, New Zealand
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Rangiora 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.
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| Location | Rangiora, New Zealand | ||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||
| Establishment | 1891 (first recorded match) | ||||||
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| As of 29 April 2022 Source: Ground profile | |||||||
The Recreation Ground is recorded as being in existence since the early 1870s, and used for cricket since 1891.[1][2] It first held a first-class match when Canterbury played Central Districts in the 2003/04 State Championship.[3] Since the 2011 Christchurch earthquake damaged Lancaster Park beyond repair, Canterbury have played many of their first-class home matches in Rangiora.[4] 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 in the 2011-12 Ford Trophy[5] as well as a handful of Twenty20 matches.[6] By the end of the 2024–25 season, there had been 42 first-class matches at the ground, and 32 List A matches.[4][5]
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.[7] The ground has also been used a home venue for Canterbury Women in the State League since the 2006/07 season.[8]
The Canterbury Country Hawke Cup team use Rangiora Recreation Ground as their home ground.[9] They successfully defended their title there against North Otago in 2014–15.[10]