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Posted August 24, 2014 20:51 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:29

Critical_Lemon wrote:

Harmon is rather mistaken if he thinks the Basin would only draw 7,500 for an ODI. The supposed capacity is 11,000 and it has had that many in on several occasions. Besides, there has been discussion about adding capacity with another stand on the Cambridge/Kent Terrace side of the ground for years. Through the whole Petone saga I believed that adjusting the existing venues in town would have been a better option for the region as a whole.

Only thing is the capacity of the basin is not 11,000. They squeezed in 10,000 for the Christchurch earthquake relief game which had a large amount of people seated inside the pickets. I think sell outs for test matches are around 8,000-8,500. Take out the Museum Stand and it's even less. They need to bowl the Museum Stand and build some decent sort of seating there. I think the best bet to maximise the embankment capacity would be to build a retaining wall where the fence is and extend the banks back to there with a better (not as steep) angle. One problem with that is the trees would have to go and they are very protective of those. Not sure the stand at the Kent Terrace end will ever happen now if the flyover doesn't happen because that was the only way they were going to find funding for it. Most of the Basin facilities are run down, the place needs a lot of work and they struggle to keep on top of it so I don't know where they will find the funding for all of this. The lights have been out of reach in the past.

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Critical_Lemon wrote:

Harmon is rather mistaken if he thinks the Basin would only draw 7,500 for an ODI. The supposed capacity is 11,000 and it has had that many in on several occasions. Besides, there has been discussion about adding capacity with another stand on the Cambridge/Kent Terrace side of the ground for years. Through the whole Petone saga I believed that adjusting the existing venues in town would have been a better option for the region as a whole.

Only thing is the capacity of the basin is not 11,000. They squeezed in 10,000 for the Christchurch earthquake relief game which had a large amount of people seated inside the pickets. I think sell outs for test matches are around 8,000-8,500. Take out the Museum Stand and it's even less.

They need to bowl the Museum Stand and build some decent sort of seating there. I think the best bet to maximise the embankment capacity would be to build a retaining wall where the fence is and extend the banks back to there with a better (not as steep) angle. One problem with that is the trees would have to go and they are very protective of those. Not sure the stand at the Kent Terrace end will ever happen now if the flyover doesn't happen because that was the only way they were going to find funding for it. Most of the Basin facilities are run down, the place needs a lot of work and they struggle to keep on top of it so I don't know where they will find the funding for all of this. The lights have been out of reach in the past.

TopLeft07 edited August 24, 2014 20:53
Critical_Lemon wrote:

Harmon is rather mistaken if he thinks the Basin would only draw 7,500 for an ODI. The supposed capacity is 11,000 and it has had that many in on several occasions. Besides, there has been discussion about adding capacity with another stand on the Cambridge/Kent Terrace side of the ground for years. Through the whole Petone saga I believed that adjusting the existing venues in town would have been a better option for the region as a whole.

Only thing is the capacity of the basin is not 11,000. They squeezed in 10,000 for the Christchurch earthquake relief game which had a large amount of people seated inside the pickets. I think sell outs for test matches are around 8,000-8,500. Take out the Museum Stand and it's even less.

They need to bowl the Museum Stand and build some decent sort of seating there. I think the best bet to maximise the embankment capacity would be to build a retaining wall where the fence is and extend the banks back to there with a better (not as steep) angle. Not sure the stand at the Kent Terrace end will ever happen now if the flyover doesn't happen because that was the only way they were going to find funding for it. Most of the Basin facilities are run down, the place needs a lot of work and they struggle to keep on top of it so I don't know where they will find the funding for all of this. The lights have been out of reach in the past.

TopLeft07 edited August 24, 2014 20:52
Critical_Lemon wrote:

Harmon is rather mistaken if he thinks the Basin would only draw 7,500 for an ODI. The supposed capacity is 11,000 and it has had that many in on several occasions. Besides, there has been discussion about adding capacity with another stand on the Cambridge/Kent Terrace side of the ground for years. Through the whole Petone saga I believed that adjusting the existing venues in town would have been a better option for the region as a whole.

Only thing is the capacity of the basin is not 11,000. They squeezed in 10,000 for the Christchurch earthquake relief game which had a large amount of people seated inside the pickets. I think sell outs for test matches are around 8,000-8,500. Take out the Museum Stand and it's even less.

They need to bowl the Museum Stand and build some decent sort of seating there. I think the best bet is to maximise the embankment capacity would be to build a retaining wall where the fence is and extend the banks back to there with a better (not as steep) angle. Not sure the stand at the Kent Terrace end will ever happen now if the flyover doesn't happen because that was the only way they were going to find funding for it. Most of the Basin facilities are run down, the place needs a lot of work and they struggle to keep on top of it so I don't know where they will find the funding for all of this. The lights have been out of reach in the past.

TopLeft07 edited August 24, 2014 20:51
Critical_Lemon wrote:

Harmon is rather mistaken if he thinks the Basin would only draw 7,500 for an ODI. The supposed capacity is 11,000 and it has had that many in on several occasions. Besides, there has been discussion about adding capacity with another stand on the Cambridge/Kent Terrace side of the ground for years. Through the whole Petone saga I believed that adjusting the existing venues in town would have been a better option for the region as a whole.

Only thing is the capacity of the basin is not 11,000. They squeezed in 10,000 for the Christchurch earthquake relief game which had a large amount of people seated inside the pickets. I think sell outs for test matches are around 8,000-8,500. Take out the Museum Stand and it's even less.

They need to bowl the Museum Stand and build some decent sort of seating there. I think the best bet to maximise the embankment capacity would be to build a retaining wall where the fence is and extend the banks back to there with a better (not as steep) angle. Not sure the stand at the Kent Terrace end will ever happen now if the flyover doesn't happen because that was the only way they were going to find funding for it. Most of the Basin facilities are run down, the place needs a lot of work and they struggle to keep on top of it so I don't know where they will find the funding for all of this. The lights have been out of reach in the past.