eden park was located at the low point of cabbage tree swamp, with the road running on a causeway across it. eden park has been used as a sports ground since 1900, and by 1914 the ground was drained and turned into two ovals for cricket. eden park has been the home of auckland cricket since 1910 and auckland rugby since 1925. its 100-year history boasts some of new zealand's proudest sporting moments, including the 1950 empire games, the inaugural 1987 rugby world cup, and the 1992 cricket world cup. since the early 1900s it has hosted major rugby and cricket matches, and is now a regular host of the bledisloe cup, itm cup, and the super rugby games. most recently, eden park hosted the finals for the 2011 rugby world cup and it has been named the co-host for 2015 cricket world cup.