A cadet of the Shell Cup 2004.

List A cricket was first held there in the 1980/81 Shell Cup when Canterbury played Wellington.

Canterbury played six further List A matches there, the last of which came in the 1996/97 Shell Cup.

The ground held its first List A match when Central Districts played Auckland in the 1993/94 Shell Cup.

It was known as the Shell Cup from 1989-90 to 1993-94, and as the Ford Cup from 1994-95 to 1996-97.

The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1978/79 Shell Cup when Otago played Central Districts.

He made fourteen further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Cup.

The Shell Cups are renamed the Ford Cups, one each for the offensive and defensive players of the year.

The Shell Cup could be:

The ground later held its first major match when Canterbury played Otago in the 1980/81 Shell Cup.