Basin bonanza
The Basin Reserve has hosted 56 Tests since 1930 and was one of the first sports grounds in New Zealand to be registered by the Historic Places Trust. The historic Museum Stand, the white-roofed structure on the left, hosts the national cricket museum.•PA Photos
The William Wakefield memorial, in memory of the leader of the New Zealand Company's Wellington settlement, first installed at the Basin in the 1880s, was brought back to the ground in 2006.•Getty Images
Some days you could find the ground, or at least part of it, to yourself.•William West/Getty Images
It helps to have a sense of humour.•PA Photos
Glenn McGrath, Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie climb Mount Victoria in Wellington.•Getty Images
Next to it is the RA Vance Stand, which was erected in the late 1970s.•Getty Images
Wellington is a windy city and delays in play due to rain or bad light are quite common.•Getty Images
There are many challenges for the ground staff.•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
And it does seem worth the wait when the sun eventually comes out: fans sit in front of the flowering Pohutakawa trees at the Basin.•Getty Images
Spectators often have to brave the freezing southerly winds to watch cricket.•Getty Images
Not the least being the task of getting the covers on the square in time.•PA Photos
A view of the Basin from Mount Victoria.•PA Photos
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