Eden Park

Eden Park in numbers

Eden Park, in Auckland, New Zealand, has staged 50 Tests and 80 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between England and New Zealand in 1930, and the most recent international here was in 2025. Its Tests span 80 years and more.

Of the 50 Tests played at Eden Park, 24 were drawn (48%), 13 won by the side batting first and 13 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. New Zealand have played 50 of those Tests and won 11, lost 15 and drawn or tied 24, a win rate of 22%. The most frequent visitors have been England (17) and Australia (7). The average first-innings total was 343 in the 1930s (3 Tests) and 335 in the 2010s (3 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 10 Tests, against 9 in the 1980s. John Wright has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,060 in 29 innings with 3 hundreds, and Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets, 45 in 13 Tests. The highest total is South Africa's 621 for 5 in 1999; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 26 in 1955; the highest individual score Wally Hammond's 336 not out against New Zealand in 1933; the best bowling Erapalli Prasanna's 8 for 76 in 1976. The heaviest defeat was New Zealand's, by an innings and 215 runs against England in 1963.

Of the 80 ODIs played at Eden Park, sides batting first have won 32 and chasing sides 43, with 2 ties; 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 78 of those ODIs and won 37, lost 36 and tied or had no result in 5, a win rate of 47%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (19) and Pakistan (12). The average first-innings total was 225 in the 1980s (10 ODIs) and 286 in the 2020s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 27 ODIs, against 22 in the 2000s. Martin Guptill has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 818 in 16 innings with 2 hundreds, and Chris Cairns has taken the most wickets, 33 in 22 ODIs. The highest total is New Zealand's 340 for 5 in 2007; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 73 in 2007; the highest individual score Marcus Stoinis's 146 not out against New Zealand in 2017; the best bowling Mitchell Starc's 6 for 28 in 2015. The widest margin by runs was New Zealand's 198-run win over Sri Lanka in 2023. The closest finishes: New Zealand won by 1 wicket (2015) and Match tied (2014).

Tests at Eden Park

50 Tests, 1930 to 2018. The first was England v New Zealand on 14 February 1930: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Eden Park

80 ODIs, 1976 to 2025. The first was New Zealand v India on 22 February 1976: New Zealand won by 80 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining) (2015)
• Match tied (2014)
• New Zealand won by 2 runs (D/L method) (2004)
• India won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2003)
• Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 8 balls remaining) (2001)
• New Zealand won by 2 runs (1998)

Most recent matches

• Sri Lanka v New Zealand (ODI, 11 January 2025): Sri Lanka won by 140 runs
• New Zealand v Sri Lanka (ODI, 25 March 2023): New Zealand won by 198 runs
• India v New Zealand (ODI, 25 November 2022): New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 8 February 2020): New Zealand won by 22 runs
• England v New Zealand (Test, 22 March 2018): New Zealand won by an innings and 49 runs
• New Zealand v South Africa (ODI, 4 March 2017): South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v Australia (ODI, 30 January 2017): New Zealand won by 6 runs
• New Zealand v Australia (ODI, 3 February 2016): New Zealand won by 159 runs
• Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 31 January 2016): New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method)
• South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 24 March 2015): New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)