FACTS Opened 1911 Capacity 22,500 Ends Centennial Stand End, Embankment End Location Napier, New Zealand Time Zone UTC +13:00 Floodlights Yes Curator Phil Stoyanoff Venue description: Located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island, Napier is one of New Zealand's driest cities, because of which the square at McLean Park doesn't have the spice that other grounds in the country have. The pitch here is regarded as batting-friendly and it is generally considered to be a very good wicket for limited-overs cricket. In fact, it is one of the world's highest scoring grounds at present. How does the pitch play? McLean Park is regarded as one of the most batting friendly wickets in the world. The wicket tends to slow up as the game progresses. Interesting fact: Brett Lee clocked 160.8kph on March 5, 2005, to record the fastest ball ever bowled by him. STATS - ODI Total matches 44 Matches won batting first 17 Matches won bowling first 24 Highest total recorded 373/8 (50 Ov) by NZ vs ZIM Lowest total recorded 126/10 (36.3 Ov) by PAK vs NZ STATS - TEST Total matches 10 Matches won batting first 3 Highest total recorded 619/9 (154.4 Ov) by NZ vs IND Lowest total recorded 51/10 (28.5 Ov) by ZIM vs NZ
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