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MCC digs up pitch rated unsatisfactory after New Zealand Test
MCC has dug up the pitch used for New Zealand's June Test.
The International Cricket Council rated the surface unsatisfactory and gave it a demerit point.
During the match, 40 wickets fell in 166 overs.
That means the match saw frequent dismissals in relatively few overs.
MCC has now removed the surface that received the rating.
The available information does not say what will replace it.
MCC has dug up the pitch used for a New Zealand Test in June.
The pitch was rated unsatisfactory and received an ICC demerit point.
The match saw 40 wickets fall in 166 overs.
The article was published on October 14, 2026.
- Who
- MCC dug up the pitch used for the New Zealand Test.
- What
- The pitch was rated unsatisfactory and received an ICC demerit point.
- When
- The Test was in June; the article was published on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The pitch was rated unsatisfactory after the Test.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The pitch was used for a New Zealand Test in which 40 wickets fell in 166 overs.
MCC dug up the pitch after it was rated unsatisfactory and received an ICC demerit point.
- Wickets
- 40 fell
- Overs
- 166
- Pitch rating
- Unsatisfactory
- ICC penalty
- One demerit point
- Article publication
- October 14, 2026