During the first Test at the Basin Reserve, local hero Ewen Chatfield was honoured in a special way. The new players' pavilion (which was opened in December 2018) was named after him.

The signage was already up a day before the Test began and Chatfield (whose record 403 first-class wickets for Wellington still stands) was the guest of honour at lunch on Day One of the Test to officially unveil it. Chatfield managed to watch just six sessions of the match as his job kept him occupied for most part of the day.