History 1941 to 1960

The National Women's baseball championships were held.

Two teams of United States Marines played baseball with 'speed, smartness, skill and snap'.

so the rugby revival soon got under way. Canterbury played the kiwis in front of over 20,000 people.

are held to celebrate Canterbury’s 100th anniversary. This was, at the time, the biggest gathering of top class athletes ever held in the Dominion, during which Roger Bannister thrilled the crowd with the fastest mile ever run in the Southern Hemisphere.

lost to the All Blacks by 8 points in front of 40,000 people.

The national women's softball championships were held.

The New Zealand Pipe Band Championships was held (and again in 1956).

set a New Zealand and World first class record when he scored 385 runs for Otago against Canterbury.

New Zealand’s only female to win a gold medal in athletics, competes in the Crichton Cobber Games.

was retained by Canterbury against Waikato with a last minute try. The conversion was never taken as the crowd rushed the field before the game could be completed.

resulted in 196,000 spectators watching rugby at the park during this year.

Roman Cathloic prayer rally drew a large attendance.

hold the New Zealand Championships. A number of New Zealand records were broken.

was held to raise funds for the New Zealand Antarctic Expendition.

The New Zealand marching championships was held. The Auckland team "Scottish Hussars" retained their national title.

is enlarged increasing the park capacity to 33,000.

the American evangelist audience Tuesday 7 April was estimated at 35,000 but more than 50,000 people attended.