Lancaster Park
2011 aerial view of earthquake-damaged Lancaster Park | |
| Former names | Jade Stadium (1998–2007) AMI Stadium (2007–2011) |
|---|---|
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 43°32′31″S 172°39′15″E / 43.54194°S 172.65417°E |
| Owner | Victoria Park Trust |
| Operator | VBase Venue management |
| Capacity | 38,628 |
| Field size | Cricket Oval |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1880 |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Renovated | 1995–2009 |
| Expanded | 2009 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Demolished | 2012–2019 |
| Tenants | |
| Crusaders (Super Rugby) (1996–2011) Canterbury (ITM Cup) | |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Hadlee Stand End Port Hills End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 10–13 January 1930: New Zealand v England |
| Last Test | 7–9 December 2006: New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
| First ODI | 11 February 1973: New Zealand v Pakistan |
| Last ODI | 29 January 2011: New Zealand v Pakistan |
| First T20I | 7 February 2008: New Zealand v England |
| Last T20I | 30 December 2010: New Zealand v Pakistan |
| First women's Test | 16–18 February 1935: New Zealand v England |
| Last women's Test | 29 November – 2 December 1957: New Zealand v England |
| First WODI | 7 February 1982: Australia v England |
| Last WODI | 15 February 1999: New Zealand v South Africa |
| Only WT20I | 28 February 2010: New Zealand v Australia |
| As of 26 April 2017 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Lancaster Park, also known as Jade Stadium and AMI Stadium for sponsorship reasons, was a sports stadium in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand. The stadium closed permanently due to damage sustained in the February 2011 earthquake and demolished in 2019. It has since been transformed into a public recreational park with facilities for community sport, and was re-opened in June 2022.
The stadium was the venue for various sports including rugby union, cricket, rugby league, association football, athletics and trotting. It is perhaps best known for being the track where Peter Snell broke the world record for 800 meters and for 880 yards in a single race in 1962. It had also hosted various non-sporting events including concerts by Pearl Jam in 2009, Bon Jovi in 2008, Roger Waters in 2007, Meat Loaf in 2004, U2 in 1989 & 1993, Tina Turner in 1993 and 1997, Dire Straits in 1986 and 1991, and Billy Joel in 1987. However the stadium was primarily a rugby and cricket ground and was the home of the Crusaders rugby union team, who compete in Super Rugby, and the Canterbury cricket team. Its capacity was 38,628.