Cornwall Park Stadium, Sports stadium in Epsom, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Cornwall Cricket Club is a cricket ground in Cornwall Park, Epsom, at 210 Green Lane West, opposite the showgrounds. The club, formally the Cornwall Districts Cricket and Sports Association Incorporated, has used this ground since 1952 and claims the largest membership of any cricket club in New Zealand.
The club was founded in 1895 in Auckland as Ponsonby Cricket Club and has played at its Cornwall Park ground at 210 Green Lane West, Epsom, since 1952. The name Cornwall comes from the park, named by the Duke of Cornwall, later George V, during his 1901 visit to Auckland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1958, when England women played a New Zealand women's touring team.
The name Cornwall comes from the park, named by the Duke of Cornwall, later George V, on his 1901 visit to Auckland. The club began in 1895 as Ponsonby Cricket Club and moved to this ground in 1952. Max Cricket, devised by Martin Crowe, was launched here in 1996 before a televised crowd of 8,000.
The ground sits in Cornwall Park at 210 Green Lane West, Epsom, opposite the showgrounds, where the club has played since 1952. Entry is from Green Lane West; the field is an open grass oval with the pitch in the middle, so spectators stand or sit on the surrounding bank. Matches are played in the summer months, so check the club fixture list before travelling.
The club twice set Guinness World Records for the longest cricket marathon: 55 hours in 2008, then 100 hours non-stop in 2010. Max Cricket, invented by Martin Crowe, was launched on this ground in 1996, with the first match televised on Sky before a crowd of 8,000.
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