Key facts
How many
| Number of seats | 34,500 |
|---|---|
| Number of public seats (non-members, non-boxes) | 31,000 |
| Number of covered seats | 24,000 |
| Number of corporate boxes | 64 |
| Bowl site size | 48,000 sq m |
| Number of piles | 410 |
| Roof size | 12,000 sq m |
| Height from arena to roof | 26 metres |
| Height of light tower | 55 metres |
| Length from end to end | 235 metres |
| Width west to east | 185 metres |
| Number of turnstiles | 43 |
| Number of escalators | 2 |
| Number of goods lifts | 2 |
| Number of toilet pans | 383 |
| Number of urinals | 275 |
| Number of television sets | 270 |
| Food and beverage outlets | 15 |
| Mobile beverage outlets | 9 |
| Northern replay screen | 84 sq m |
| Southern replay screen | 52 sq m |
| Length of the concourse | 650 metres |
| Width of the concourse | 14 metres |
| Length of walkway to rail station | 680 metres |
| Emergency Evacuation time | 8 minutes |
| Carparks on site | 850 |
| Staff numbers on event days | 400-1000 |
| Staff numbers on non-event days | 25-50 |
The Turf
- 7,930 tonnes of sand went into making the pitch.
- 2,800 tonnes of drainage gravel was used.
- 900 kilograms of grass seed was used with 3 different type of grass seed - 2 rye grass and 1 creeping fescue
- 1200kg of fertiliser was used.
- The density of the pitch is 1.4-1.5 gms per cm3
- The pitch is mowed daily.
- The height of the grass for rugby is 20-25mm.
- The height of the grass for cricket is 12-13mm.
- There are 56 pop-up sprinklers in the pitch.
- The field is watered every second day
- Patamahoe clay was used for the wicket.
- Portable wickets are used for all cricket games
- The portables are 260 mm deep
- 25-28% is the optimum moisture content for cricket.
- If a ball is hit from centre wicket to outside the ground, the distance it travels is 98 metres.
- The gradient of the grassed oval is 300 mm elevation from centre to edge.
- The goal posts are 15 metres high.
