Fitzherbert Park

Fitzherbert Park
Ground information
Location Palmerston North, New Zealand
Establishment 1902 (first recorded match)
Capacity n/a
End names
n/a
Domestic team information
Central Districts (2010present)
As of June 20 2014
Source: Ground profile

Fitzherbert Park is a cricket ground in Palmerston North in New Zealand, a home ground of the Central Districts.[1] In February 2000, New Zealand Women defeated England Women at the ground.[2]

Re-development

With the development of NZC Warrant of Fitness (WOF) and increasing expectations of the modern game Fitzherbert Park lost their NZC WOF due to the lack of effective irrigation to the outfield in droughty summers causing a brown bumpy outfield that first class players did not like.

Fitzherbert Park is unusual as is had three cricket blocks (two club and one representative) and a practise block within the one facility. During winter rugby league is played over the outfield and blocks making for more difficult management of the ground for the groundstaff.

Since losing the NZC WOF Palmerston North City Council in consultation with Manawatu Cricket Association had

Notes

  1. "Ground Profile: Fitzherbert Park". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. "Tiffen heads New Zealand victory". CricInfo. February 12, 2000. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

Coordinates: 40°22′08″S 175°36′58″E / 40.3689°S 175.6161°E