Basin Reserve, Cricket field in Mount Cook, New Zealand

Basin Reserve is a cricket ground in Mount Cook, Wellington, featuring a grass bank on the eastern side and two main sections called Vance Stand End and Scoreboard End. The venue accommodates around 11,600 spectators and includes all essential facilities for players and visitors.

After the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake raised the land, the former Basin Lake became Wellington's main cricket ground by 1866. This geological change created the foundation for one of the oldest international cricket venues in the Southern Hemisphere.

The ground's nickname, "The Basin", comes from the swamp drained here in the 1860s. Highland Games organised by the Wellingtonian Caledonian Society led to the first grandstand in 1868, and the New Zealand Cricket Museum opened in the Museum Stand in 1987.

The ground sits two kilometres south of the central business district at the foot of Mount Victoria, where the suburbs of Mount Cook, Newtown and Mount Victoria meet. The Basin is also a large roundabout, so traffic circles it constantly; the Mount Victoria Tunnel, opened in 1931, feeds cars past the eastern end. Spectators often watch from blankets on the grass banks rather than stands.

The Basin is the only cricket ground in New Zealand with Heritage New Zealand listed status, recognised as the country's oldest first-class ground. Its two wicket ends are named Vance Stand End and Scoreboard End. The ground also functions as a large roundabout at a busy traffic intersection.