 Interactive map of Molyneux Park | |||||
| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | Alexandra, New Zealand | ||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||
| Establishment | 1961 (first recorded match) | ||||
| End names | |||||
| Old Man Range End St Bathans End | |||||
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| As of 3 November 2011 Source:Ground profile | |||||
Molyneux Park is acricket ground and sports complex inAlexandra,Otago, New Zealand. It is the main sports venue for the Alexandra area.[1]
Molyneux Park was developed in the 1960s and 1970s. As well as cricket, rugby, softball, netball and bowls facilities it has a seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, squash courts and the Alexandra bike park.[1]
The first recorded cricket match on the ground came in January 1961 whenCentral Otago played the touringMarylebone Cricket Club.[2] The ground held its firstfirst-class match during the 1978/79Shell Cup whenOtago playedCentral Districts. The following season the firstList A match was held there when Otago playedWellington in the 1980/81Shell Trophy. Molyneux Park has been used as a home venue for Otago since then. As of early 2021 it had hosted 31 first-class matches,[3] 66 List A matches,[4] as well as 10Twenty20 matches.[5] Between 2006 and 2009,Otago Women used the ground for home matches in theState League.[6]
Two YouthTest matches have been played there. The first came in 1999 whenNew Zealand Under-19s playedEngland Under-19s, while the second saw New Zealand Under-19s playSouth Africa Under-19s.[7] Three YouthOne Day Internationals were also played there between 1993 and 1995.[8] Molyneux Park is also the home ground for theOtago Country cricket team, which competes in theHawke Cup.
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