Saxton Oval
Saxton Oval, also known as Saxton Field, is a cricket ground in Saxton, Stoke, Nelson Region, New Zealand. Saxton Oval was one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It hosted three matches during the tournament.Photo: Nelsonpubliclibraries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Pitch
- Description: cricket ground in Saxton, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Saxton Cricket Oval” and “Saxton Field”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garin College and Waimea College.
Garin College
School
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garin College is a New Zealand Catholic, integrated, co-educational day and boarding secondary school in Nelson on the northern outskirts of Richmond. The college opened on 28 January 2002 to serve the Catholic community, particularly in the upper South Island. Garin College is situated 740 metres southwest of Saxton Oval.
Waimea College
School
Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waimea College is a co-educational secondary school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand. Opened in 1957, the college has over 1500 students, and is the largest school in the top of the South Island. Waimea College is situated 1½ km southwest of Saxton Oval.
Waimea Intermediate
School
Waimea Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand. Waimea Intermediate is situated 2 km southwest of Saxton Oval.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond and Stoke.
Richmond
Town
Nelson is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island. It is in a region often known as Nelson Bays or the "Top of the South" and is actually slightly north of the capital city of Wellington in the North Island.
Stoke
Suburb
Stoke is a suburb of Nelson in New Zealand, located between Richmond and Tāhunanui. Stoke was named by William Songer, the personal servant of Arthur Wakefield, after his birthplace Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk. Stoke is situated 2½ km northeast of Saxton Oval.
Monaco
Quarter
Monaco is a small suburb of Nelson, New Zealand, west of town centre of Stoke. It lies on a narrow peninsula which extends into Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere immediately to the south of Nelson Airport, southwest of central Nelson. Monaco is situated 2½ km north of Saxton Oval.
Saxton Oval
- Categories: cricket field, stadium, cricket, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.33095° or 41° 19′ 51″ southLongitude
173.21284° or 173° 12′ 46″ eastOpen location code
4VCMM697+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 141591288OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cricketWikidata ID
Q7428879
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Saxton Oval” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “স্যাক্সটন ওভাল”
- Hindi: “सैक्सटन ओवल”
- Japanese: “サクストン・オーヴァル”
- Japanese: “サクストン・フィールド”
- Japanese: “サックストン・オーヴァル”
- Japanese: “サックストン・フィールド”
- Malayalam: “സാക്സ്റ്റൺ ഓവൽ”
- Marathi: “सॅक्स्टन ओव्हल”
- Polish: “Saxton Oval”
- Spanish: “Ovalo de Saxton”
- Spanish: “Óvalo de Saxton”
- Tamil: “சாக்சுட்டன் ஓவல் அரங்கம்”
- Urdu: “سکسٹن اوول”
- Western Panjabi: “سکسٹن اوول”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saxton Oval Pavilion and Saxton Athletics Track.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Main Road Stoke at Nelson Technical Institute and Main Road Stoke at Saxton Oval Entrance.
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