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Posted July 16, 2024 22:50 · last edited July 16, 2024 22:52

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NZ Cricket can have Eden Park if they support knocking down its stands to build back a smaller 20k ish ground - allowing a bunch of space currently used for stands to be used to make the boundaries longer and fit for test cricket

Then build the new rectangle stadium by the waterfront - Auckland then has 2 stadiums fit for purpose and everyone wins

I very much like this idea. Even for the bigger crowds you get with international 20/20, a ground size of 20,000 capacity is enough.

Unfortunately couple of problems I can see.

1. I think with the Quay Park proposal, they want to see Eden Park demolished completely and then used for housing. I maybe wrong but with the previous Waterfront projects there was a developer involved who would fund the new stadium construction downturn, if they then basically got given the Eden Park site to develop for housing

2. Eden Park Trust runs at a loss, even with all the events it currently hosts. Sure a 20K cricket ground should be cheaper to run and maintain than a 50K multipurpose ground, but with cricket as your only tenant, and what 15-20 days/year maximum of occupancy (2 tests, 5-10 white ball games) that's not alot of income. And yes a red ball test cricket I think loses NZC about $500K-$1M every time, unless it's India and it's big TV money.

I've no idea if existing purpose built cricket grounds like the Basin, Hagley Oval, Bay Oval, Seddon Park etc make a profit, or are propped up by local Council dollars.

But yeah overall cricket shouldn't be the reason Eden Park 2.0 is chosen over Quay Park. It's not for the other codes and all their fans to suffer, because of the summer game. It needs to find it's own alternative solution.

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Unknown editor edited July 16, 2024 22:52

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I very much like this idea. Even for the bigger crowds you get with international 20/20, a size of 20,000 capacity is enough.

Unfortunately couple of problems I can see.

1. I think with the Quay Park proposal, they want to see Eden Park demolished completely and then used for housing. I maybe wrong but with the previous Waterfront projects there was a developer involved who would fund new stadium construction downturn, if they then basically got given the Eden Park site to develop for housing

2. Eden Park Trust runs at a loss, even with all the events it currently hosts. Sure a 20K cricket ground should be cheaper to run and maintain than a 50K multipurpose ground, but with cricket as your only tenant, and what 15-20 days/year maximum of occupancy (2 tests, 5-10 white ball games) that's not alot of income. And yes a red ball test cricket I think loses NZC about $500K-$1M every time, unless it's India and it's big TV money.

I've no idea if existing purpose built cricket grounds like the Basin, Hagley Oval, Bay Oval, Seddon Park etc make a profit, or are propped up by local Council dollars.

But yeah overall cricket shouldn't be the reason Eden Park 2.0 is chosen over Quay Park. It's not for the other codes and all their fans to suffer, because of the summer game. It needs to find it's own alternative solution.