McLean Park

McLean Park in numbers

McLean Park, in Napier, New Zealand, has staged 10 Tests and 47 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1979, and the most recent international here was in 2025.

Of the 10 Tests played at McLean Park, 7 were drawn (70%), 3 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. New Zealand have played 10 of those Tests and won 1, lost 2 and drawn or tied 7, a win rate of 10%. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 6 Tests, against 2 in the 1990s. Brendon McCullum has made more Test runs here than anyone, 494 in 9 innings with 1 hundred, and Chris Martin has taken the most wickets, 22 in 6 Tests. The highest total is New Zealand's 619 for 9 in 2009; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 51 in 2012; the highest individual score Jesse Ryder's 201 against India in 2009; the best bowling Ryan Sidebottom's 7 for 47 in 2008. The heaviest defeat was Zimbabwe's, by an innings and 301 runs against New Zealand in 2012.

Of the 47 ODIs played at McLean Park, sides batting first have won 18 and chasing sides 26, with 2 ties; 1 produced no result. Only 41% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. New Zealand have played 45 of those ODIs and won 27, lost 15 and tied or had no result in 3, a win rate of 60%. The most frequent visitors have been Pakistan (8) and India (7). The average first-innings total was 221 in the 1980s (3 ODIs) and 230 in the 2020s (3 ODIs), peaking at 269 in the 2010s. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 16 ODIs, against 13 in the 2010s. Ross Taylor has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 779 in 15 innings with 3 hundreds, and Daniel Vettori has taken the most wickets, 30 in 24 ODIs. The highest total is New Zealand's 373 for 8 in 2012; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 98 in 2023; the highest individual score Ricky Ponting's 141 not out against New Zealand in 2005; the best bowling Muthiah Muralidaran's 5 for 30 in 2001. The widest margin by runs was New Zealand's 202-run win over Zimbabwe in 2012. The closest finishes: Match tied (2008) and Match tied (1997).

Tests at McLean Park

10 Tests, 1979 to 2012. The first was Pakistan v New Zealand on 16 February 1979: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at McLean Park

47 ODIs, 1983 to 2025. The first was Sri Lanka v New Zealand on 19 March 1983: New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 80 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Match tied (2008)
• Match tied (1997)

Most recent matches

• West Indies v New Zealand (ODI, 19 November 2025): New Zealand won by 5 wickets
• New Zealand v Pakistan (ODI, 29 March 2025): New Zealand won by 73 runs
• New Zealand v Bangladesh (ODI, 23 December 2023): Bangladesh won by 9 wickets (with 209 balls remaining)
• Bangladesh v New Zealand (ODI, 13 February 2019): New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 23 January 2019): India won by 8 wickets (with 85 balls remaining) (D/L method)
• United Arab Emirates v West Indies (ODI, 15 March 2015): West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 117 balls remaining)
• Afghanistan v New Zealand (ODI, 8 March 2015): New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 83 balls remaining)
• Pakistan v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 4 March 2015): Pakistan won by 129 runs
• New Zealand v Pakistan (ODI, 3 February 2015): New Zealand won by 119 runs
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 19 January 2014): New Zealand won by 24 runs