The Basin

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The Basin is the common nickname for the Basin Reserve, a historic cricket ground and major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand.

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The Basin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket ground
country New Zealand
countryCode NZ
linked to: NZL
firstTestMatchHostYear 1929
governingBody Wellington City Council
hasEndName Scoreboard End
Vance Stand End
hasFeature central cricket oval
grass embankments
historic pavilion buildings
hasInternationalVenueStatus ICC-recognised Test venue
hasPavilion RA Vance Stand
hasPitchType natural grass
hasSeatingCapacity approximately 11000
heritageStatus listed historic place
homeGroundOf New Zealand national cricket team
Wellington Blaze
Wellington Firebirds
isHistoric true
isNicknamed The Basin
The Basin Reserve
locatedInCity Wellington
locatedInCountry New Zealand
locatedInIsland North Island
locatedInRegion Wellington Region
locatedNear Cambridge Terrace
Kent Terrace
Mount Cook suburb
Mount Victoria Tunnel
notableFor being one of New Zealand's oldest cricket grounds
picturesque setting with views of Mount Victoria
officialName Basin Reserve
operator Wellington City Council
primaryUse cricket
sport cricket
transportRole major traffic roundabout in Wellington
usedFor List A cricket
One Day International cricket
Test cricket
Twenty20 cricket
concerts
first-class cricket
other sporting events
rugby

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Basin Reserve alsoKnownAs The Basin