Bay Oval

Bay of Plenty

Had a family day out including 2 young grandchildren at The Bay. It is such a picturesque ground with Mount Maunganui in the background. The Northern Braves beat the Auckland Aces pretty convincingly ...

NZ v India ODI a great day out

A lovely feel to this old school ground with most of the seating on grassy banks. I would recommend taking your own chair for comfort. Plenty of food and drink outlets. Good views throughout. Easy to ...

Perfect ground

This ground was fantastic for test cricket , although not very big ,butin agreat area and facilities good

To hold a test match

To hold a test match here, as was initiated against England was fine. However, for future large scale games, I would suggest a larger selection of amenities within the grounds complex.

Idiosyncratic - but I loved it!

I attended the stadium's inaugural Test Match between NZ and England. In advance of my visit I had read the ground regulations and seen photographs online and checked my understanding of the seating ...