View of the Queenstown Events Centre Building
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  Queenstown Events Centre Location within New Zealand | |
| Former names | John Davies Oval, Davies Park |
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| Location | Joe O'Connell Drive, Frankton, Queenstown, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 45°0′58″S 168°44′18″E / 45.01611°S 168.73833°E / -45.01611; 168.73833 |
| Owner | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
| Operator | Lakes Leisure |
| Capacity | 19,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Otago Rugby Football Union, Highlanders, Otago United, Otago Volts, Queenstown Cricket Club | |
| Complex information | |
| Main venue | Queenstown Events Centre Building |
| Other sports facilities | Alpine Aqualand, Frankton Golf Centre, Rockatipu Climbing Wall |
| Public transit | Frankton Bus Interchange |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Remarkables End Coronet Peak End | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 4 January 2003: New Zealandv India |
| Last ODI | 1 January 2014: New Zealandv West Indies |
| Only T20I | 8 April 2023: New Zealandv Sri Lanka |
| First WODI | 3 March 2010: New Zealandv Australia |
| Last WODI | 12 December 2023: New Zealandv Pakistan |
| First WT20I | 9 February 2022: New Zealandv India |
| Last WT20I | 9 December 2023: New Zealandv Pakistan |
| As of 12 December 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Queenstown Events Centre, John Davies Oval, or Davies Park is a multi-purpose sports complex and stadium in Queenstown, Otago, in the South IslandofNew Zealand.
Opened in 1997, the venue is on Queenstown Lakes District Council–owned land and is a multi-purpose indoor and outdoor venue. The stadium has a capacity of 19,000 spectators with 6,000 permanent seating.[2]
The ground is located between the foot of the Remarkables and the shores of Lake Wakatipu with Queenstown International Airport nearby.[3] The venue hosts regular international cricket matches, Highlanders rugby games,[4] trade shows, exhibitions, seminars and concerts. It is also used by Otago Cricket for List A fixtures.
The Queenstown Events Centre offers many activities, including cricket, rugby, swimming, golf, fitness training, tennis (indoor and outdoor), netball (indoor and outdoor), and indoor rock climbing.[5] The centre is also home to several sport clubs.
A range of formats of cricket are played at the centre including One Day Internationals, local Twenty20 competitions, school cricket, and six-a-side competitions. There are practice nets near the entrance of the centre.
On 1 January 2014, at the Queenstown Events Centre, New Zealand Black Caps' Corey Anderson broke Shahid Afridi's 17-year-old record of the fastest One Day International (ODI) hundred by one ball, scoring his in 36 balls. He ended with an unbeaten 131 that featured 14 sixes and 6 fours.[6] Along with Jesse Ryder, he helped New Zealand set the team record for the most sixes in an ODI innings.
The Alpine Aqualand is an indoor water park at the north of the Queenstown Events Centre stadium. The building has a 25-metre lap pool with 8 lanes, a leisure pool and lazy river, two hydroslides, a toddler pool, learners pools, and hot tubs.
The Frankton Golf Centre is a 9-hole golf course at the south of the Queenstown Events Centre. The course has a par of 30 with 6 par 3s ranging from 73 metres to 185 metres and 3 par 4s ranging from 280 metres to 310 metres. The current record for the course is 26. The course also has a driving range, a footgolf course, and a pro shop.[7]
The Rockatipu Climbing Wall is an indoor rock climbing wall at the Queenstown Events Centre. It offers over 40 climbs, vertical and overhanging rock features, classes, kids' climbing courses, and equipment hire.[8]
Two ODI centuries have been achieved at the ground.[9] Corey Anderson scored a century in 36 balls which was the ODI record, later broken by AB de Villiers.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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| 1 | 104 | Jesse Ryder | New Zealand |
51 | 1 | West Indies |
1 January 2014 | Won |
| 2 | 131* | Corey Anderson | New Zealand |
47 | 1 | West Indies |
1 January 2014 | Won |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
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| 1 | Andre Adams | 4 January 2003 | New Zealand |
India |
1 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 2.54 | Won[10] |
| 2 | Daniel Vettori | 27 January 2007 | New Zealand |
 Bangladesh |
1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.16 | Won[11] |
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