Christchurch · New Zealand · 2013–2025
Hagley Oval, Christchurch: Conditions, Records and What to Expect
At a glance
Matches
91
All formats
Par score
196
1st-innings average
Chase success
51%
Balanced
Bat-first win
44%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Hagley Oval, and what captains should plan for.
Four of the five highest individual innings at Hagley Oval are double-hundreds, all in Test cricket. Tom Latham's 252 against Bangladesh in January 2022 is the ground record, with Kane Williamson's 238 against Pakistan in 2021 not far behind. The surface can clearly sustain long innings when conditions allow.
New Zealand Cricket have won 26 of their 41 matches at this ground, a win rate of 70%. Canterbury, as the host domestic side across 44 Super Smash fixtures, have managed a 54% win rate. Visiting sides find it a hard place to come and play freely.
In 67% of matches at Hagley Oval, the toss-winning captain has chosen to field. That preference is reflected in the chase success rate sitting at 53%, meaning chasing sides do convert that advantage, but only marginally more often than not.
The average death-overs contribution of just 29 runs stands in contrast to the middle-overs average of 137. Conditions through overs 16 to 20 in white-ball cricket tend to squeeze scoring, which historically places a premium on building a platform in the powerplay and middle phases rather than banking on a late surge.
Every entry in the top-five bowling figures at this ground belongs to a seam bowler. Kyle Jamieson's 11/117 across the 2021 Test against Pakistan and Matt Henry's 9/55 against South Africa in 2022 illustrate how Christchurch conditions can assist movement and carry across a full match.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Hagley Oval. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
196
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
186
Chasing average
Chase success
51%
All formats
Highest total
659
On record
Lowest total
72
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Hagley Oval. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
38RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
117RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
40RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 48% |
| New Zealand Cricket | 41 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 63% |
| Pakistan Cricket | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45% |
| Auckland | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Bangladesh Cricket | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Northern Districts | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33% |
| Wellington | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 67% |
| Central Districts | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 38% |
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