Botanical Gardens, Nelson 2.59

Botanical Gardens is a cricket ground in Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand, and is located close to the trigonometrical 'Centre of New Zealand'. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in January 1873 when Nelson played Auckland. The ground later held a first-class match when Nelson played Wellington on 31 December 1883, which Nelson won by 39 runs.Besides cricket, the ground also saw one of the first rugby matches to be played in New Zealand between Nelson College and a group of local players. The ground is still used today by Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club.