New ZealandODI ground2014 to 2023
Saxton Oval
Nelson, New Zealand
Saxton Oval records at a glance
At Saxton Oval, the highest ODI team total is 364/4 by New Zealand in 2019; the highest individual score is 169 by Soumya Sarkar in 2023; the highest successful chase is 322/4 by Bangladesh in 2015.
| Record | ODI |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 364/4 (New Zealand, 2019) |
| Lowest completed total | 184 (Bangladesh, 2016) |
| Highest successful chase | 322/4 (Bangladesh, 2015) |
| Highest individual score | Soumya Sarkar 169 (2023) |
| Best bowling | Lockie Ferguson 4/40 (2019) |
| Most runs at the ground | Kane Williamson 404 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Tim Southee 9 |
| Average first-innings total | 267 |
Saxton Oval in numbers
Saxton Oval, in Nelson, New Zealand, has staged 12 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between New Zealand and West Indies in 2014, and the most recent international here was in 2023.
In one-day internationals
Of the 12 ODIs played at Saxton Oval, sides batting first have won 3 and chasing sides 8; 1 produced no result. Only 27% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. New Zealand have played 9 of those ODIs and won 7, lost 1 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 78%. The most frequent visitors have been Bangladesh (4) and Sri Lanka (4).
Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 11 ODIs.
Kane Williamson has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 404 in 8 innings with 1 hundred, and Tim Southee has taken the most wickets, 9 in 7 ODIs.
- Highest total: New Zealand's 364 for 4 (2019)
- Lowest completed innings: Bangladesh's 184 (2016)
- Highest individual score: Soumya Sarkar, 169 against New Zealand (2023)
- Best bowling: Lockie Ferguson, 4 for 40 (2019)
- Widest win by runs: New Zealand, by 115 runs over Sri Lanka (2019)
ODIs at Saxton Oval
12 ODIs, 2014 to 2023. The first was New Zealand v West Indies on 4 January 2014: New Zealand won by 58 runs (D/L method).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11 | 265 |
| 2020s | 1 | 291 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 8 | 404 | 1 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 6 | 259 | 1 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 8 | 252 | 0 |
| Henry Nicholls | New Zealand | 4 | 243 | 1 |
| Neil Broom | New Zealand | 2 | 206 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 7 | 9 |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 3 | 8 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 6 | 6 |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | 3 | 5 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand | 3 | 4 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 364/4
- Lowest completed total
- 184
- Highest score
- 169 · Soumya Sarkar
- Best bowling
- 4/40 · Lockie Ferguson
- Biggest win by runs
- 115 runs
Most recent matches
- Bangladesh v New Zealand (ODI, 20 December 2023): New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
- New Zealand v Sri Lanka (ODI, 8 January 2019): New Zealand won by 115 runs
- Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 9 January 2018): New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Bangladesh v New Zealand (ODI, 31 December 2016): New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)
- New Zealand v Bangladesh (ODI, 29 December 2016): New Zealand won by 67 runs
- New Zealand v Sri Lanka (ODI, 2 January 2016): No result
- New Zealand v Sri Lanka (ODI, 31 December 2015): Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
- Scotland v Bangladesh (ODI, 5 March 2015): Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- United Arab Emirates v Zimbabwe (ODI, 19 February 2015): Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
- West Indies v Ireland (ODI, 16 February 2015): Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Sources
- CricArcade ODI archive: 12 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive