Eden Park in Auckland was a swamp before it became a cricket ground. What was the site known as?

Answer Explanation

Before it became Eden Park, the site was known as Cabbage Tree Swamp, a wetland that dried out in summer but flooded in winter. It was drained and developed into a cricket ground in the early 1900s.

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