ODI · Men
289average first-innings score
from 9 innings
3 of 11 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
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Saxton Oval, NelsonNew Zealand
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ODI · Men · 12 matches, 4 Jan 2014 to 20 Dec 2023
Records come from the matches in our archive, which starts in the 2000s for most grounds, so older records may be missing. Super overs are left out. Lowest all-out counts only innings that lost all ten wickets.
ODI · Men
289average first-innings score
from 9 innings
3 of 11 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
T20 · Men
185average first-innings score
from 9 innings
8 of 9 matches with a winner · 1 drawn, tied or no result
T20 · Women
136average first-innings score
from 8 innings
5 of 8 matches with a winner
Multi-day · Men
299average first-innings score
from 19 innings
9 of 13 matches with a winner · 6 drawn, tied or no result
From every completed match here in our archive. Averages leave out no-results and rain-adjusted (DLS) games; a format is shown only with at least five matches. Batting first is the side that batted in the first innings. Pitches change from season to season, so treat these as a long-run guide.
One-day (50 overs) · Men
252par first-innings score
usually 201–295
230 batting first wins about 39% of the time here
275 batting first wins about 65% of the time here
From 9 first innings at Saxton Oval, Nelson, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
179par first-innings score
usually 146–206
164 batting first wins about 35% of the time here
194 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 9 first innings at Saxton Oval, Nelson, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Women
145par first-innings score
usually 122–169
130 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
160 batting first wins about 72% of the time here
From 8 first innings at Saxton Oval, Nelson, recent seasons counting most.
A prediction, not a certainty. For fun and insight, not betting.
Par is the recent average first-innings score in the format, adjusted for how this ground and its country have played, leaning on the wider average when a ground has few matches. “Usually” is the middle half of first innings. Only full first innings count (all out or the full overs; no rain-shortened games).
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