Botanical Gardens is a
cricket
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ground and public reserve in
Nelson
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,
Nelson Region
(Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm)
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New Zealand
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.
It is located in Nelson's town belt, next to
Botanical Reserve. The
trigonometrical 'Centre of New Zealand',
Botanical Hill, is located beside the park.
The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in January 1873 when
Nelson
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
played
Auckland
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. The ground later held a
first-class match when Nelson played
Wellington
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on 31 December 1883, which Nelson won by 39 runs.
![Plaque from the Botanic Reserve, Nelson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Plaque_from_the_Botanic_Reserve%2C_Nelson.jpg)
Besides cricket, the ground also saw one of the first
rugby
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** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
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matches to be played in New Zealand, between
Nelson College
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and a group of local players on 14 May 1870.
After
Trafalgar Park's development as Nelson's main sports venue in the 1880s the Botanical Gardens was no longer used for major sports events. The ground, however, has continued to exist, and is used today by Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club.
References
External links
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Botanical Gardensat CricketArchive
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1870s establishments in New Zealand
Cricket grounds in New Zealand
Rugby union stadiums in New Zealand
Sports venues in the Nelson Region
Protected areas of the Nelson Region
Nelson, New Zealand