Basin Reserve

Basin Reserve in numbers

Basin Reserve, in Wellington, New Zealand, has staged 68 Tests and 31 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between New Zealand and England in 1930, and the most recent international here was in 2025. Its Tests span 90 years and more.

Of the 68 Tests played at Basin Reserve, 24 were drawn (35%), 15 won by the side batting first and 29 by the side batting second. Only 34% of decided Tests have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. New Zealand have played 68 of those Tests and won 23, lost 21 and drawn or tied 24, a win rate of 34%. The most frequent visitors have been England (12) and Australia (11). The average first-innings total was 351 in the 1950s (3 Tests) and 405 in the 2020s (5 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 15 Tests, against 13 in the 2010s. Kane Williamson has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,497 in 26 innings with 5 hundreds, and Tim Southee has taken the most wickets, 61 in 17 Tests. The highest total is New Zealand's 680 for 8 in 2014; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 42 in 1946; the highest individual score Brendon McCullum's 302 against India in 2014; the best bowling Richard Hadlee's 7 for 23 in 1976. The heaviest defeat was New Zealand's, by an innings and 322 runs against West Indies in 1995. The closest finish: New Zealand won by 1 run (2023).

Of the 31 ODIs played at Basin Reserve, sides batting first have won 16 and chasing sides 12; 3 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. New Zealand have played 28 of those ODIs and won 14, lost 11 and tied or had no result in 3, a win rate of 50%. The most frequent visitors have been Pakistan (7) and Australia (6). The average first-innings total was 197 in the 1980s (5 ODIs) and 289 in the 2010s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 19 ODIs, against 5 in the 1980s. Martin Crowe has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 345 in 9 innings, and Danny Morrison has taken the most wickets, 16 in 9 ODIs. The highest total is New Zealand's 318 for 6 in 2021; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 74 in 1982; the highest individual score Shoaib Mohammad's 126 not out against New Zealand in 1989; the best bowling Terry Alderman's 5 for 17 in 1982. The widest margin by runs was New Zealand's 164-run win over Bangladesh in 2021. The closest finish: India won by 1 run (1990).

Tests at Basin Reserve

68 Tests, 1930 to 2024. The first was New Zealand v England on 24 January 1930: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• New Zealand won by 1 run (2023)

ODIs at Basin Reserve

31 ODIs, 1975 to 2025. The first was New Zealand v England on 9 March 1975: No result.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• India won by 1 run (1990)

Most recent matches

• Sri Lanka v New Zealand (ODI, 5 January 2025): New Zealand won by 9 wickets
• Australia v New Zealand (Test, 29 February 2024): Australia won by 172 runs
• New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Test, 17 March 2023): New Zealand won by an innings and 58 runs
• England v New Zealand (Test, 24 February 2023): New Zealand won by 1 run
• New Zealand v Bangladesh (ODI, 26 March 2021): New Zealand won by 164 runs
• New Zealand v West Indies (Test, 11 December 2020): New Zealand won by an innings and 12 runs
• India v New Zealand (Test, 21 February 2020): New Zealand won by 10 wickets
• Bangladesh v New Zealand (Test, 8 March 2019): New Zealand won by an innings and 12 runs
• Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test, 15 December 2018): Match drawn
• New Zealand v Pakistan (ODI, 19 January 2018): New Zealand won by 15 runs