On December 27, Fitzherbert Park Palmerston North will host its one and only game of New Zealand’s Super Smash 2023-24 season. The upcoming match will feature a face-off between Central Districts and Northern Knights, marking the second game of the season for both teams. Interestingly, their opening match of the season was also against each other, in which Knights won by 55 runs.
Fitzherbert Park Palmerston North T20 Records
The ground has hosted only two Super Smash matches, the first in 2022 and the second one in 2023.
- Matches Played: 2
- Won by the team batting first: 1
- Won by the team batting second: 1
- Biggest score while batting first: Wellington – 214/6 (20) vs Central Districts
- Lowest score while batting first: Central Districts – 168/5 (20) vs Auckland
- Biggest total chased: Auckland chased 170 vs Central Districts
- Lowest Score Defended: Wellington defended 214 vs Central Districts
- Palmerston Cricket Stadium average 1st innings score in Super Smash: 191
- Palmerston Cricket Stadium average 2nd innings score in Super Smash: 191
- Best figures for a Pacer: Blair Tickner (Central Districts) – 4/40 vs Aukland
- Best figures for a Spinner: Rachin Ravindra (Wellington) – 3/42 vs Central Districts
- Highest score by a Batter: Martin Guptill (Auckland) – 79(58) vs Central Districts
Fitzherbert Park Palmerston North Pitch Report
Reviewing the records of the past two matches, Fitzherbert Park’s pitch has proven to be high-scoring. The average score in the last two games has remained at 191. Despite the batsmen-friendly nature of the surface, spinners have found assistance. In the previous match, a total of 11 wickets fell, with spinners claiming 6 and pacers taking 5. This pitch is particularly favorable for chasing, so toss winning side may opt to bowl first.
Fitzherbert Park Palmerston North Last T20 Match Scorecard
The recent T20 match at the venue featured Wellington and Central Knights during the Super Smash 2022-23 season. Wellington set a formidable total of 214 runs, and Central Knights displayed a great effort during the chase chase. However, despite their strong fight, Central narrowly lost the game by a margin of just 2 runs.
| Wellington: 214-6 (20) | Central Districts: 212-7 (20) |
| Nick Kelly: 58(25) | Tom Bruce: 56(23) |
| Troy Johnson: 35(29) | Josh Clarkson: 55(25) |
| Finn Allen: 33(20) | Dane Cleaver: 44(32) |
| Tom Bruce: 4 – 0 – 27 – 2 | Rachin Ravindra: 4 – 0 – 42 – 3 |
| Jayden Lennox: 4 – 0 – 38 – 2 | Peter Younghusband: 2 – 0 – 15 – 1 |
| Brett Johnson: 4 – 0 – 30 – 1 | Adam Milne: 4 – 0 – 37 – 1 |