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Napier's 10022 at the New Zealand v Afghanistan match was 7.59 per cent of the regional population, with Wellington, where 7.14 percent of its regional population of 422103 i.e. a crowd of 30,148 showed up for the New Zealand v England game, a close secon
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Mar-2015
Daniel Vettori shone with 7.59 per cent of Napier behind him • AFP
If cricket loves its statistics, Statistics New Zealand loves the World Cup even more. Napier has been name as the country's "most prolific cricket-watching centre, by the the country's official statistical body, reported the New Zealand Herald. Napier was given top-dog status from a calculation made after dividing the crowd figures at every New Zealand World Cup venue. Napier's 10022 at the New Zealand v Afghanistan match was 7.59 per cent of the regional population, with Wellington, where 7.14 percent of its regional population of 422103 i.e. a crowd of 30,148 showed up for the New Zealand v England game, a close second.
The best crowd figures for every World Cup game in New Zealand were compared to their regional populations i.e. people living within 50km of every ground. Statistics New Zealand spokesman Colin Marshall spelt out the official stance, "We at Statistics New Zealand love cricket and cricket statistics in particular." He added that the calculation did not include a few factors: travelling fans at every game, the capacity of every ground or whether it was sold out and the likely performance of England cricketers (said with a straight face no doubt).