Cobham Oval
Appearance
Coordinates: 35°44′06″S 1745°19′53″E / 35.73500°S 1745.33139°E Coordinates: longitude degrees >= 360
Location | Whangarei, New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 35°44′06″S 1745°19′53″E / 35.73500°S 1745.33139°E Coordinates: longitude degrees >= 360 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude |
Capacity | 5,500 |
Field size | Full Cricket Oval |
Construction | |
Renovated | 2005 |
Tenants | |
Northern Districts Knights |
The Cobham Oval is a cricket ground in Whangarei, New Zealand that stages daytime only first-class matches. It is one of the home grounds for the Northern Districts Knights. It is named after the former Governor General, Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
A new Cobham Oval was built in 2005.[1]
A One Day International against Zimbabwe was held on Waitangi Day (6th February 2012) and a Test cricket match against Sri Lanka is to be held in January 2015.
References
- ^ Thorley, Peter (9 June 2009). "CRICKET - Cobham Oval keen to be an ICC venue". The Northern Advocate. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.