Basin Reserve

Cello Basin Reserve
The Basin
	A view of Basin Reserve in 2008
Ground information
Location	Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°18′1″S 174°46′49″E / 41.30028°S 174.78028°E
Establishment	1868
Capacity	11,600
	End names
	Vance Stand End; Scoreboard End
International information
First Test	24–27 January 1930:; New Zealand v England
Last Test	29 February–3 March 2024:; New Zealand v Australia
First ODI	9 March 1975:; New Zealand v England
Last ODI	26 March 2021:; New Zealand v Bangladesh
First women's Test	20–23 March 1948:; New Zealand v Australia
Last women's Test	26–29 January 1990:; New Zealand v Australia
First WODI	23 January 1982:; Australia v England
Last WODI	1 April 2024:; New Zealand v England
First WT20I	28 February 2016:; New Zealand v Australia
Last WT20I	29 March 2024:; New Zealand v England
Team information
Wellington	(1873–present)
	As of 1 April 2024; Source: CricketArchive

The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons,^[1] and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. It is used for Test matches, and is the main home ground of the Wellington Firebirds first-class team. The Basin Reserve is the only cricket ground to have listed status with Heritage New Zealand, in recognition of being the oldest first-class cricket ground in the country.^[2] Historically, the ground has also been used for events other than cricket, such as association football matches, concerts and cultural events.

The New Zealand Cricket Museum is located in the Old Grandstand. It houses cricket memorabilia and a reference library. It opened in 1987, and was relaunched in 2021.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "BRT announces new naming rights agreement with Cello". Basin Reserve. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ England Cricket legend W. G. Grace remembered at New Zealand Cricket Museum
^ "New Zealand Cricket Museum". New Zealand Cricket Museum.
^ "New Zealand Cricket Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.
^ Boyack, Nicholas (18 December 2021). "Bradman and Crowe open the batting at cricket museum". stuff.co.nz. Dominion Post.

[Cello-1] "BRT announces new naming rights agreement with Cello". Basin Reserve. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[2] England Cricket legend W. G. Grace remembered at New Zealand Cricket Museum

[New_Zealand_Cricket_Museum-3] "New Zealand Cricket Museum". New Zealand Cricket Museum.

[nzmuseums-New_Zealand_Cricket_Museum-4] "New Zealand Cricket Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.

[cricketmuseum-opening-5] Boyack, Nicholas (18 December 2021). "Bradman and Crowe open the batting at cricket museum". stuff.co.nz. Dominion Post.

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