Lancaster Park, Christchurch

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Lancaster Park in Christchurch was a historic New Zealand sports stadium best known as a major venue for international cricket and rugby before its closure and demolition following earthquake damage.

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instanceOf cricket ground
rugby union stadium
sports stadium
alsoKnownAs AMI Stadium
Jade Stadium
Lancaster Park
capacityAtPeak about 38,000
cityServed Christchurch
closed 2011
constructionType outdoor stadium
country New Zealand
damagedBy 2011 Christchurch earthquake
demolished 2019
demolitionReason earthquake damage
destroyedBy 2010 Canterbury earthquake
formerName AMI Stadium
Jade Stadium
Lancaster Park
heritageStatus historic New Zealand sports venue
hostedEvent Cricket World Cup 1992 matches
Cricket World Cup 2015 scheduled matches
One Day International cricket matches
Rugby World Cup 1987 matches
Rugby World Cup 2011 scheduled matches
Test cricket matches
international rugby union test matches
hostedSport cricket
rugby league
rugby union
soccer
locatedIn Canterbury Region
Christchurch
South Island
namedAfter Leonard Harper Lancaster
opened 1881
ownedBy Christchurch City Council
primaryUse cricket
rugby union
regionServed Canterbury
significance major venue for international cricket in New Zealand
major venue for international rugby in New Zealand
status demolished
surface grass
tenant Canterbury Wizards cricket team
Canterbury rugby union team
Crusaders (Super Rugby)
New Zealand national cricket team
New Zealand national rugby union team

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New Zealand international cricket tests firstTestVenue Lancaster Park, Christchurch