The Black Caps coach did not give much away when asked if he was worried about 35 wickets tumbling in two days of cricket at the Basin Reserve last week.
The Basin will host the opening test against the West Indies, starting on December 1, and it has been a haven for quicks so far this season.
"I don’t think you want wickets to offer as much as that one did, but having a variety of surfaces around the country is actually good for developing players," Hesson said.
"But as I said you don’t want that all the time. It has obviously offered a bit so far this year at the Basin but we’ve had some good test strips there as well during the last three or four years, so I expect [groundsman] Hagen [Faith] will do a good job."
Former international and Wellington quick Hamish Bennett took 10 wickets for 48 runs in the five-wicket win against Canterbury last week. He extracted some testing bounce from the pitch and got plenty of sideways movement as well.
He was a handful and, based on his success, you would have to think someone like Auckland’s Lockie Ferguson or Northern Districts’ Scott Kuggeleijn would be a real threat in the first test.
Both players have been named in New Zealand A side which will play the West Indies in the three-day match at Lincoln later this month.
There has been a spot left open in the test squad for a player to force their way in from that game. But with Trent Boult, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee and Matt Henry already in the squad, it is likely Hesson will pick from them when naming his seamers for the starting XI.
And Auckland all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme appears to be locked in.
"I don’t think we will go in with four frontline seamers that don’t include Colin de Grandhomme as our all-rounder. We’ve got a nice balance in our squad for all conditions, really."
Hesson believes they have a big challenge against an improving West Indies team.
"They are a very settled side now. They’ve played a lot of test cricket in the last 18 months and certainly their performances have been getting better and better, particularly in the last six months."
With Kemar Roach coming back into the mix, their seam attack is challenging. And if conditions do suit at the Basin then they will certainly challenge us there.
"And they bat deep, so they are going to be a good side."
