Petone Recreation Ground

{{Short description|Cricket ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Petone Recreation Ground

| nickname =

| country = New Zealand

| image = Petone Recreation Ground.jpg

| caption = The ground in 2022

| location = Lower Hutt, New Zealand

| establishment = 1951 (first recorded match)

| seating_capacity =

| end1 =

| end2 =

| club1 = Wellington Women

| year1 = 1998–2002

| club2 = Wellington

| year2 = 1992–1999

| date = 4 November

| year = 2011

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1441.html Ground profile

}}

Petone Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1951 when Hutt Valley played Wanganui in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1441_misc.html|title=Other matches played on Petone Recreation Ground|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 November 2011}}

The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1991/92 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Otago, with the match ending in an 8 wicket victory for Otago.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55378.html|title=Wellington v Otago, 1991/92 Shell Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 November 2011}} A second first-class match was held there during the 1998/99 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Auckland,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1441_f.html|title=First-Class Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 November 2011}} with the match ending in a draw.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/67/67360.html|title=Wellington v Auckland, 1998/99 Shell Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 November 2011}} Wellington Women used Petone Recreation Ground as a home venue between 1998 and 2002.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1441_wnz.html|title=Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Petrone Recreation Ground|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 November 2011}} From 2015/16 season some Plunket Shield matches will be played when Basin Reserve is unavailable.