New ZealandTest and ODI ground1930 to 2025
Eden Park
Auckland, New Zealand
Eden Park records at a glance
At Eden Park, the highest Test team total is 621/5 by South Africa in 1999; the highest individual score is 336* by Wally Hammond in 1933; the highest successful chase is 348/5 by West Indies in 1969.
At Eden Park, the highest ODI team total is 340/5 by New Zealand in 2007; the highest individual score is 146* by Marcus Stoinis in 2017; the highest successful chase is 340/5 by New Zealand in 2007.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 621/5 (South Africa, 1999) | 340/5 (New Zealand, 2007) |
| Lowest completed total | 26 (New Zealand, 1955) | 73 (New Zealand, 2007) |
| Highest successful chase | 348/5 (West Indies, 1969) | 340/5 (New Zealand, 2007) |
| Highest individual score | Wally Hammond 336* (1933) | Marcus Stoinis 146* (2017) |
| Best bowling | Erapalli Prasanna 8/76 (1976) | Mitchell Starc 6/28 (2015) |
| Most runs at the ground | John Wright 1,060 | Martin Guptill 818 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Richard Hadlee 45 | Chris Cairns 33 |
| Average first-innings total | 318 | 222 |
About Eden Park
Eden Park is New Zealand's national rugby stadium as much as a cricket ground, and its shape, with short straight boundaries, has always made it unusual. It staged its first Test in 1930 and has since held two of New Zealand cricket's defining moments: the lowest total in Test history, 26 all out against England in 1955, and a year later the country's first Test win, against the West Indies. Wally Hammond's 336 not out in 1933 is the highest score at the ground. In one-day cricket Eden Park staged two of the most dramatic matches of the 2015 World Cup, New Zealand's one-wicket win over Australia and their semi-final victory over South Africa, sealed by Grant Elliott's six. Almost half of its Tests, 24 of 50, have been drawn. Martin Guptill leads the ground's ODI run-scorers with 818, and Mitchell Starc's 6 for 28 against New Zealand in that 2015 World Cup pool match is the best one-day bowling here.
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.
In Tests
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.
- Highest total: South Africa's 621 for 5 (1999)
- Lowest completed innings: New Zealand's 26 (1955)
- Highest individual score: Wally Hammond, 336 not out against New Zealand (1933)
- Best bowling: Erapalli Prasanna, 8 for 76 (1976)
- Heaviest defeat: New Zealand, by an innings and 215 runs against England (1963)
In one-day internationals
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.
- Highest total: New Zealand's 340 for 5 (2007)
- Lowest completed innings: New Zealand's 73 (2007)
- Highest individual score: Marcus Stoinis, 146 not out against New Zealand (2017)
- Best bowling: Mitchell Starc, 6 for 28 (2015)
- Widest win by runs: New Zealand, by 198 runs over Sri Lanka (2023)
- 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.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 3 | 343 |
| 1950s | 5 | 312 |
| 1960s | 6 | 338 |
| 1970s | 8 | 325 |
| 1980s | 9 | 331 |
| 1990s | 10 | 308 |
| 2000s | 6 | 271 |
| 2010s | 3 | 335 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | New Zealand | 29 | 1,060 | 3 |
| Martin Crowe | New Zealand | 19 | 712 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | New Zealand | 17 | 649 | 2 |
| Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 13 | 565 | 2 |
| Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 19 | 560 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 13 | 45 |
| Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 8 | 35 |
| Richard Collinge | New Zealand | 7 | 29 |
| Lance Cairns | New Zealand | 8 | 28 |
| Danny Morrison | New Zealand | 7 | 27 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 621/5
- Lowest completed total
- 26
- Highest score
- 336* · Wally Hammond
- Best bowling
- 8/76 · Erapalli Prasanna
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 215
- Biggest win by runs
- 299 runs
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.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 236 |
| 1980s | 10 | 225 |
| 1990s | 27 | 210 |
| 2000s | 22 | 213 |
| 2010s | 16 | 238 |
| 2020s | 4 | 286 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 16 | 818 | 2 |
| Martin Crowe | New Zealand | 16 | 719 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | New Zealand | 22 | 705 | 2 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 27 | 650 | 0 |
| Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 28 | 612 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 22 | 33 |
| Chris Harris | New Zealand | 25 | 28 |
| Gavin Larsen | New Zealand | 25 | 25 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 24 | 25 |
| Ewen Chatfield | New Zealand | 8 | 16 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 340/5
- Lowest completed total
- 73
- Highest score
- 146* · Marcus Stoinis
- Best bowling
- 6/28 · Mitchell Starc
- Biggest win by runs
- 198 runs
Closest finishes
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)
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 50 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 80 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive