Rangiora Recreation Ground

{{short description|Cricket ground in Rangiora, New Zealand}}

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

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Rangiora Recreation Ground

| nickname =

| country = New Zealand

| image =

| caption =

| location = Rangiora, New Zealand

| establishment = 1891 (first recorded match)

| seating_capacity =

| end1 =

| end2 =

| club1 = Canterbury Women

| year1 = 2007–2010

| club2 = Canterbury

| year2 = 2004–present

| club3 = Canterbury Country

| year3 = 2005–present

| date = 29 April

| year = 2022

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230.html Ground profile

}}

Rangiora Recreation Ground (also known as the MainPower Oval through a sponsorship deal with local company MainPower) is a cricket ground in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand.

The Recreation Ground is recorded as being in existence since the early 1870s, and used for cricket since 1891.{{cite journal|title=News of the Day|journal=The Press|date=5 April 1873|page= 2|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18730405.2.11}}{{cite journal|title=Other Matches|journal=The Press|date=5 October 1891|page= 6|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18911005.2.44.2}} It first held a first-class match when Canterbury played Central Districts in the 2003/04 State Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/588606 |title=U19 Venue Feature: Rangiora |accessdate=7 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} Since the 2011 Christchurch earthquake damaged Lancaster Park beyond repair, Canterbury have played many of their first-class home matches in Rangiora.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_f.html|title=First-Class Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 December 2017}} Canterbury first played a List A match there in the 2003/04 State Shield when they played Auckland, with eight matches in that format having been held there in the 2011-12 Ford Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_a.html|title=List A Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 November 2011}} as well as a handful of Twenty20 matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_tt.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 November 2011}}

Two Youth One Day Internationals have been played at Rangiora Recreation Ground, both in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup when England Under-19s played West Indies Under-19s and Australia Under-19s.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_uo.html|title=Youth One-Day International Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 November 2011}} The ground has also been used a home venue for Canterbury Women in the State League since the 2006/07 season.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/2230_wnz.html|title=Women's New Zealand Domestic League Matches played on Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 November 2011}}

The Canterbury Country Hawke Cup team use Rangiora Recreation Ground as their home ground.{{cite web|title=Cricket@MainPower Oval|url=http://www.canterburycountrycricket.co.nz/cricket-mainpower-oval/mainpower-oval|website=Canterbury Country Cricket Association|accessdate=8 December 2017}} They successfully defended their title there against North Otago in 2014–15.{{cite web|title=Canterbury Country v North Otago 2014–15|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/744/744502.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 December 2017}}