Covers 81 international matches at this ground from Feb 2007 to Mar 2026.
Read as a Seddon Park pitch report, the 81 internationals in Hamilton between Feb 2007 and Mar 2026 say two things: ODI chases succeed, and T20I totals run high. New Zealand’s men have won 41 of their 58 games here, including a 423-run Test win over England on 14 Dec 2024.
Men’s ODIs lead the count with 30, followed by 16 Tests and 14 men’s T20Is, plus 21 women’s games. On 17 Mar 2026 the New Zealand men beat South Africa by 68 runs in a T20I, then the South Africa women won by 18.
Hamilton Pitch Report: Chasing, Toss and Scoring
Men’s one-day games in Hamilton have favoured the chase: 18 successful pursuits against 10 defended totals. Remove the rain-hit results and an opening ODI innings is worth 261, a reply 230. New Zealand’s 350/9 to beat Australia in Feb 2007 is the record pursuit, while 246 is the smallest ODI score ever protected here. One shift stands out: the ten latest ODIs have opened with only 236, below the long-run figure.
Men’s T20Is run high and tilt towards defending, with an 8 to 5 record. Setting sides average 180 and chasing sides 159; 202 is the biggest target reached and 175 the lowest held. The ten newest openers have pushed that up to 186.
Tests hold up for two innings, 333 and 335, then slip to 252 and finally 176, though a 4th-innings target of 269 has been reached. Draws are rare, 2 in 16. Captains like to bowl first, 51 times against 30, yet a correct call has paid off only 34 times in 75 decided games.
Seddon Park capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seddon_Park). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Seddon Park
Hamilton
New Zealand
10,000
Seddon Park Records by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
16
–
–
–
5 Mar 2008
14 Dec 2024
ODIs
30
10
18
258
20 Feb 2007
22 Nov 2025
ODIs (women)
12
6
5
219
1 Feb 2019
7 Apr 2024
T20Is
14
8
5
180
28 Dec 2008
17 Mar 2026
T20Is (women)
9
5
4
150
19 Feb 2012
17 Mar 2026
Seddon Park Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
25
261
230
350
246
236
ODIs (women)
11
219
183
229
229
–
T20Is
14
180
159
202
175
186
T20Is (women)
9
150
121
143
161
–
Seddon Park Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
16
333
335
252
176
269
Seddon Park Tests records
Tests in this record book: 16, from Mar 2008 to Dec 2024.
Most Test Runs at Seddon Park
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
KS Williamson New Zealand
12
21
1,614
251
94.94
55.79
7
5
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
13
24
1,104
138
55.20
57.38
6
2
TWM Latham New Zealand
9
15
728
161
48.53
52.11
2
4
BB McCullum New Zealand
8
15
603
185
43.07
59.64
1
5
MJ Guptill New Zealand
6
12
504
189
45.82
48.74
1
4
JA Raval New Zealand
5
8
370
132
46.25
45.51
1
3
DL Vettori New Zealand
6
12
346
118
28.83
62.01
1
1
Mahmudullah Bangladesh
2
4
325
146
81.25
62.98
2
0
BJ Watling New Zealand
8
12
319
55
35.44
37.84
0
1
JE Root England
2
3
312
226
104.00
57.04
1
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TG Southee New Zealand
12
23
54
6/80
24.20
3.13
1
N Wagner New Zealand
9
17
41
5/47
24.17
3.68
2
TA Boult New Zealand
5
10
21
5/123
28.14
3.42
1
DL Vettori New Zealand
6
10
18
4/36
35.39
2.31
0
CS Martin New Zealand
6
12
17
3/33
36.88
3.35
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
5
9
15
4/48
29.13
2.72
0
W O’Rourke New Zealand
2
4
13
5/34
12.54
3.12
1
MJ Santner New Zealand
6
9
13
4/85
24.62
3.33
0
MG Johnson Australia
1
2
10
6/73
13.20
3.65
1
RJ Sidebottom England
1
2
10
6/49
13.90
2.70
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
KS Williamson New Zealand
251
412
34
2
West Indies
3 Dec 2020
JE Root England
226
441
22
1
New Zealand
29 Nov 2019
KS Williamson New Zealand
200*
257
19
0
Bangladesh
28 Feb 2019
MJ Guptill New Zealand
189
310
18
1
Bangladesh
15 Feb 2010
BB McCullum New Zealand
185
272
17
3
Bangladesh
15 Feb 2010
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
VD Philander South Africa
6/44
15.5
New Zealand
15 Mar 2012
RJ Sidebottom England
6/49
17
New Zealand
5 Mar 2008
Harbhajan Singh India
6/63
28
New Zealand
18 Mar 2009
MG Johnson Australia
6/73
20.1
New Zealand
27 Mar 2010
TG Southee New Zealand
6/80
21
Pakistan
25 Nov 2016
Seddon Park Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
715/6
163
Bangladesh
Seddon Park, Hamilton
28 Feb 2019
New Zealand
553/7
135
Bangladesh
Seddon Park, Hamilton
15 Feb 2010
India
520
152.4
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
18 Mar 2009
New Zealand
519/7
145
West Indies
Seddon Park, Hamilton
3 Dec 2020
Australia
511/8
153
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
27 Mar 2010
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
103
31.5
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
19 Dec 2013
England
110
55
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
5 Mar 2008
New Zealand
110
38.3
Pakistan
Seddon Park, Hamilton
7 Jan 2011
Sri Lanka
133
36.3
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
18 Dec 2015
England
143
35.4
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
14 Dec 2024
Seddon Park ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 30, from Feb 2007 to Nov 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
19
19
886
113
55.38
85.19
4
5
MJ Guptill New Zealand
17
17
779
180*
51.93
91.97
3
2
BB McCullum New Zealand
12
12
571
117
71.38
109.39
1
4
KS Williamson New Zealand
13
13
435
77
33.46
76.05
0
4
TWM Latham New Zealand
12
12
345
140*
31.36
92.99
1
2
HM Nicholls New Zealand
9
9
265
78
44.17
75.71
0
2
WA Young New Zealand
6
6
226
120
45.20
85.93
1
1
JD Ryder New Zealand
6
6
181
79*
36.20
111.04
0
1
ML Hayden Australia
1
1
181
181*
–
109.04
1
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
7
7
175
45*
58.33
126.81
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
MJ Henry New Zealand
9
9
20
4/36
14.80
4.14
0
TA Boult New Zealand
8
8
18
6/33
23.00
5.38
2
TG Southee New Zealand
13
13
15
4/72
42.60
5.68
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
10
10
11
2/27
34.18
4.88
0
IS Sodhi New Zealand
7
7
9
2/17
28.11
4.76
0
JA Duffy New Zealand
4
4
8
3/35
13.50
4.15
0
Mohammed Shami India
4
4
8
3/41
27.50
6.63
0
CJ Anderson New Zealand
6
6
8
3/67
29.25
5.92
0
KD Mills New Zealand
7
7
7
2/32
42.86
5.17
0
LV van Beek Netherlands
2
2
6
4/56
19.00
6.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
ML Hayden Australia
181*
166
11
10
New Zealand
20 Feb 2007
MJ Guptill New Zealand
180*
138
15
11
South Africa
1 Mar 2017
TWM Latham New Zealand
140*
123
10
5
Netherlands
2 Apr 2022
DA Miller South Africa
138*
92
7
9
Zimbabwe
15 Feb 2015
Mahmudullah Bangladesh
128*
123
12
3
New Zealand
13 Mar 2015
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
TA Boult New Zealand
6/33
10
Australia
5 Feb 2017
TA Boult New Zealand
5/21
10
India
31 Jan 2019
BV Sears New Zealand
5/59
9.2
Pakistan
2 Apr 2025
BM Tickner New Zealand
4/34
8
England
29 Oct 2025
MJ Henry New Zealand
4/36
7.3
Netherlands
4 Apr 2022
Seddon Park Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
363/4
50
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
8 Jan 2014
New Zealand
350/9
49.3
Australia
Seddon Park, Hamilton
20 Feb 2007
New Zealand
348/6
48.1
India
Seddon Park, Hamilton
5 Feb 2020
India
347/4
50
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
5 Feb 2020
Australia
346/5
50
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
20 Feb 2007
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
92
30.5
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
31 Jan 2019
Sri Lanka
142
30.2
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
8 Jan 2025
Netherlands
146
34.1
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
2 Apr 2022
Sri Lanka
157
41.3
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
31 Mar 2023
England
158
35.1
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
12 Feb 2008
Seddon Park T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 14, from Dec 2008 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MJ Guptill New Zealand
8
8
374
87*
53.43
144.96
0
2
KS Williamson New Zealand
8
8
333
95
111.00
157.08
0
3
BB McCullum New Zealand
5
5
262
74
65.50
170.13
0
3
DP Conway New Zealand
3
3
172
92*
86.00
148.28
0
2
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
3
3
164
99*
82.00
149.09
0
1
JEC Franklin New Zealand
5
5
154
60
38.50
146.67
0
1
C Munro New Zealand
4
4
150
72
37.50
176.47
0
2
TL Seifert New Zealand
3
3
127
84*
127.00
141.11
0
1
RE Levi South Africa
1
1
117
117*
–
229.41
1
0
RG Sharma India
2
2
103
65
51.50
143.06
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TG Southee New Zealand
11
11
12
4/21
29.50
8.53
0
NL McCullum New Zealand
5
5
8
4/16
11.25
6.43
0
IS Sodhi New Zealand
6
6
8
4/28
20.75
7.90
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
6
6
6
2/19
32.67
10.32
0
DL Vettori New Zealand
2
2
5
3/6
5.00
3.12
0
JEC Franklin New Zealand
4
4
5
4/15
8.00
6.15
0
LH Ferguson New Zealand
2
2
5
3/16
8.20
5.47
0
BV Sears New Zealand
2
2
5
3/14
8.40
6.00
0
AF Milne New Zealand
2
2
5
4/33
14.00
8.75
0
MJ McClenaghan New Zealand
2
2
4
2/23
11.75
5.88
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
RE Levi South Africa
117*
51
5
13
New Zealand
19 Feb 2012
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
99*
57
10
5
New Zealand
20 Dec 2020
KS Williamson New Zealand
95
48
8
6
India
29 Jan 2020
DP Conway New Zealand
92*
52
11
3
Bangladesh
28 Mar 2021
MJ Guptill New Zealand
87*
58
9
4
Pakistan
17 Jan 2016
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JEC Franklin New Zealand
4/15
3.3
England
12 Feb 2013
NL McCullum New Zealand
4/16
4
Pakistan
28 Dec 2010
TG Southee New Zealand
4/21
4
Pakistan
20 Dec 2020
IS Sodhi New Zealand
4/28
4
Bangladesh
28 Mar 2021
AF Milne New Zealand
4/33
4
Pakistan
14 Jan 2024
Highest T20I Totals at Seddon Park, Hamilton
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
212/4
20
India
Seddon Park, Hamilton
10 Feb 2019
New Zealand
210/3
20
Bangladesh
Seddon Park, Hamilton
28 Mar 2021
India
208/6
20
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
10 Feb 2019
New Zealand
202/5
19.4
Zimbabwe
Seddon Park, Hamilton
14 Feb 2012
Zimbabwe
200/2
20
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
14 Feb 2012
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bangladesh
78
17.3
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
3 Feb 2010
South Africa
107
15.3
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
17 Mar 2026
England
137
19.3
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
12 Feb 2013
Pakistan
173
19.3
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
14 Jan 2024
Seddon Park ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 12, from Feb 2019 to Apr 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SFM Devine New Zealand
6
6
311
100*
77.75
97.49
1
1
H Kaur India
4
4
218
109
54.50
89.71
1
1
SW Bates New Zealand
7
7
202
57
28.86
74.26
0
3
AC Kerr New Zealand
6
6
171
50
34.20
64.53
0
1
S Mandhana India
4
4
160
123
40.00
80.81
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AC Kerr New Zealand
6
6
12
3/50
21.75
4.42
0
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
4
4
8
3/17
17.12
3.81
0
P Vastrakar India
3
3
7
4/34
11.57
4.50
0
S Rana India
3
3
7
4/30
12.00
3.43
0
S Luus South Africa
2
2
7
6/45
13.29
5.17
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
RL Haynes Australia
130
131
14
1
England
5 Mar 2022
S Mandhana India
123
119
13
2
West Indies
12 Mar 2022
NR Sciver-Brunt England
109*
85
13
0
Australia
5 Mar 2022
H Kaur India
109
107
10
2
West Indies
12 Mar 2022
Sidra Ameen Pakistan
104
140
8
0
Bangladesh
14 Mar 2022
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
S Luus South Africa
6/45
10
New Zealand
30 Jan 2020
Nida Dar Pakistan
4/10
4
West Indies
21 Mar 2022
AM Peterson New Zealand
4/28
10
India
1 Feb 2019
S Rana India
4/30
10
Bangladesh
22 Mar 2022
P Vastrakar India
4/34
10
New Zealand
10 Mar 2022
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
317/8
50
West Indies
Seddon Park, Hamilton
12 Mar 2022
Australia
310/3
50
England
Seddon Park, Hamilton
5 Mar 2022
England
298/8
50
Australia
Seddon Park, Hamilton
5 Mar 2022
New Zealand
260/9
50
India
Seddon Park, Hamilton
10 Mar 2022
England
252
49
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
4 Apr 2024
Seddon Park T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 9, from Feb 2012 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AC Kerr New Zealand
4
4
235
101*
78.33
156.67
1
1
IC Gaze New Zealand
4
4
195
85*
195.00
151.16
0
2
SFM Devine New Zealand
5
5
190
72
38.00
134.75
0
2
AE Satterthwaite New Zealand
4
4
131
43*
43.67
115.93
0
0
S Mandhana India
1
1
86
86
86.00
138.71
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JM Kerr New Zealand
5
5
9
2/6
10.44
5.08
0
AC Kerr New Zealand
8
8
9
2/14
18.67
6.46
0
A Khaka South Africa
2
2
6
4/27
8.50
6.38
0
NH Patel New Zealand
3
3
5
3/8
7.80
3.25
0
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
4
4
5
2/10
15.40
5.92
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AC Kerr New Zealand
101*
51
19
0
Zimbabwe
25 Feb 2026
S Mandhana India
86
62
12
1
New Zealand
10 Feb 2019
IC Gaze New Zealand
85*
54
13
0
Zimbabwe
27 Feb 2026
AC Kerr New Zealand
82
52
13
1
Zimbabwe
27 Feb 2026
A Gardner Australia
73*
48
6
3
New Zealand
28 Mar 2021
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Khaka South Africa
4/27
4
New Zealand
17 Mar 2026
NH Patel New Zealand
3/8
4
Zimbabwe
1 Mar 2026
DN Wyatt England
3/24
4
New Zealand
19 Feb 2012
JL Jonassen Australia
3/26
4
New Zealand
28 Mar 2021
N Mlaba South Africa
3/27
4
New Zealand
17 Mar 2026
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
202/1
20
Zimbabwe
Seddon Park, Hamilton
25 Feb 2026
New Zealand
196/1
20
Zimbabwe
Seddon Park, Hamilton
27 Feb 2026
South Africa
177/5
20
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
17 Mar 2026
England
166/7
20
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
19 Feb 2012
New Zealand
161/7
20
India
Seddon Park, Hamilton
10 Feb 2019
Team Results at Seddon Park
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
New Zealand
58
41
12
2
3
India
10
3
5
0
2
England
9
1
7
1
0
Pakistan
9
2
7
0
0
South Africa
9
4
3
1
1
West Indies
6
1
5
0
0
Australia
5
2
3
0
0
Bangladesh
5
0
5
0
0
Sri Lanka
4
1
3
0
0
Netherlands
2
0
2
0
0
Latest matches at Seddon Park
Match
Date
Venue
Result
New Zealand v South Africa
17 Mar 2026
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 68 runs
South Africa v New Zealand
17 Mar 2026
Seddon Park, Hamilton
South Africa won by 18 runs
Zimbabwe v New Zealand
1 Mar 2026
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
New Zealand v Zimbabwe
27 Feb 2026
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 110 runs
New Zealand v Zimbabwe
25 Feb 2026
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 92 runs
West Indies v New Zealand
22 Nov 2025
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
England v New Zealand
29 Oct 2025
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
New Zealand v Pakistan
2 Apr 2025
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 84 runs
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
8 Jan 2025
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 113 runs
New Zealand v England
14 Dec 2024
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 423 runs
Leading batters and bowlers at Seddon Park
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) dominates the Test lists. He has made 1,614 runs in Hamilton at 94.94 with 7 hundreds, topped by a double hundred, 251 versus West Indies in Dec 2020. Bangladesh conceded the biggest Test total, 715/6 in Feb 2019, and West Indies were bowled out for the smallest, 103 in Dec 2013. Ross Taylor (New Zealand) sits first in ODI runs with 886.
Tim Southee (New Zealand) is the leading wicket taker in Tests (54) and in men’s T20Is (12). Trent Boult (New Zealand) took 6/33 against Australia in Feb 2017, the best ODI figures, and 5/21 when India collapsed to 92 on 31 Jan 2019.
In women’s T20Is, Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) reached 101 not out from 51 balls against Zimbabwe on 25 Feb 2026.
Is the Seddon Park pitch good for batting or bowling?
Mostly, yes. A men’s ODI here usually opens with 261 and a T20I with 180, both healthy numbers. Test bowlers come into it late, when the 4th innings averages 176 and batting gets harder.
What is the highest score at Seddon Park?
New Zealand piled up 715/6 when Bangladesh visited in Feb 2019, the biggest team score, and Kane Williamson’s 251 against West Indies in Dec 2020 tops the individual list. West Indies own the ODI mark, 363/4 on 8 Jan 2014, and Matthew Hayden’s 181 not out for Australia is the best ODI innings.
At Seddon Park, does batting first or chasing win more often?
Chasers rule in men’s ODIs, with 18 wins to 10 for the side batting first, and 350 has been run down. In men’s T20Is it flips, with defending sides ahead 8 to 5.
What is the Seddon Park pitch report for T20 games?
A T20I side batting first in Hamilton tends to make 180, and the reply 159, with recent openers up at 186. The biggest pursuit is 202. The highest T20I total is 212/4, by New Zealand when India played here in Feb 2019.
Which games were the last ones played at Seddon Park?
Two T20Is on 17 Mar 2026: the New Zealand men beat South Africa by 68 runs, and the South Africa women then won by 18 runs.
What is the seating capacity of Seddon Park?
Seddon Park holds about 10,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.