Queenstown Events Centre

Coordinates: 45°0′58″S 168°44′18″E / 45.01611°S 168.73833°E / -45.01611; 168.73833
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Queenstown Events Centre
Otago Volts, Queenstown Cricket Club
Complex information
Main venueQueenstown Events Centre Building
Other sports facilitiesAlpine Aqualand, Frankton Golf Centre, Rockatipu Climbing Wall
Public transitFrankton Bus Interchange
Opened1997
Ground information
End names
Remarkables End
Coronet Peak End
International information
First ODI4 January 2003:
 New Zealand v  India
Last ODI1 January 2014:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Only T20I8 April 2023:
 New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
First WODI3 March 2010:
 New Zealand v  Australia
Last WODI12 December 2023:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
First WT20I9 February 2022:
 New Zealand v  India
Last WT20I9 December 2023:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
As of 12 December 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Queenstown Events Centre, John Davies Oval, or Davies Park is a multi-purpose sports complex and stadium in Queenstown, Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.

History

Opened in 1997, the venue is on

Queenstown Lakes District Council–owned land and is a multi-purpose indoor and outdoor venue. The stadium has a capacity of 19,000 spectators with 6,000 permanent seating.[2]

The ground is located between the foot of the

List A
fixtures.

Activities

The Queenstown Events Centre offers many activities, including

indoor rock climbing.[5]
The centre is also home to several sport clubs.

Cricket

A range of formats of cricket are played at the centre including One Day Internationals, local Twenty20 competitions, school cricket, and six-a-side competitions. There are practice nets near the entrance of the centre.

On 1 January 2014, at the Queenstown Events Centre, New Zealand

Black Caps' Corey Anderson broke Shahid Afridi's 17-year-old record of the fastest One Day International (ODI) hundred by one ball, scoring his in 36 balls. He ended with an unbeaten 131 that featured 14 sixes and 6 fours.[6]
Along with Jesse Ryder, he helped New Zealand set the team record for the most sixes in an ODI innings.

Alpine Aqualand

The Alpine Aqualand is an

hydroslides
, a toddler pool, learners pools, and hot tubs.

Frankton Golf Centre

The Frankton Golf Centre is a 9-hole golf course at the south of the Queenstown Events Centre. The course has a par of 30 with 6 par 3s ranging from 73 metres to 185 metres and 3 par 4s ranging from 280 metres to 310 metres. The current record for the course is 26. The course also has a driving range, a footgolf course, and a pro shop.[7]

Rockatipu Climbing Wall

The Rockatipu Climbing Wall is an indoor rock climbing wall at the Queenstown Events Centre. It offers over 40 climbs, vertical and overhanging rock features, classes, kids' climbing courses, and equipment hire.[8]

International centuries

Two ODI centuries have been achieved at the ground.[9] Corey Anderson scored a century in 36 balls which was the ODI record, later broken by AB de Villiers.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 104 Jesse Ryder  New Zealand 51 1  West Indies 1 January 2014 Won
2 131* Corey Anderson  New Zealand 47 1  West Indies 1 January 2014 Won

International five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Andre Adams 4 January 2003  New Zealand  India 1 10 22 5 2.54 Won[10]
2 Daniel Vettori 27 January 2007  New Zealand  Bangladesh 1 6 7 5 1.16 Won[11]

References

  1. ^ "U19 Venue Feature: John Davies Oval". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Queenstown Events Centre (NZ)". Austadiums. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Queenstown Events Centre". Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Highlanders rugby playing ground". ©Superxv.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Activities list". Lakes Leisure. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Corey Anderson smashes ODI world record bringing up century against West Indies in 36 balls". ABC Radio Grandstand. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Golf". www.qldc.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Climb".
  9. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  10. ^ "4th ODI, India tour of New Zealand at Queenstown, Jan 4 2003". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. ^ "BAN vs NZ, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2007/08, 3rd ODI at Queenstown, December 31, 2007 - Full Scorecard". ESPN. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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