List of cricket grounds in South Africa

This is a list of cricket grounds in South Africa. The list includes all grounds that have been used for Test, One Day International, Twenty20 International, first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket matches. Grounds that have hosted men's international cricket games are listed in bold.

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List of cricket grounds

Ground Name Location Team First Used Last Used First-Class Games List A Games Twenty20 Games Notes
Brackenfell Sports Fields Brackenfell Boland 1989-90 1994-95 13 2 0
Bredasdrop Cricket Ground Bredasdorp Boland 1992-93 1 0 0 Hosted one first-class game between Boland and Border in 1992.
Boland Bank Park Paarl Boland 1994-95 2010-11 82 111 4 Hosted eight ODIs
Paarl Cricket Club Ground Paarl Boland 1994-95 1994-95 4 0 0
Callie de Wet Sportsground Robertson Boland 1990-91 1 0 0 Hosted one first-class match between Boland and Eastern Province in 1990.
Danie Craven Stadium Stellenbosch Boland 1987-88 1993-94 0 10 0
Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Ground Stellenbosch Boland 1975-76 1990-91 36 14 0
Stellenbosch University Ground Stellenbosch Boland 1978-79 2006-07 13 5 0
Van der Stel Cricket Club Ground Stellenbosch Boland 2009-10 1 0 0
Vredenburg Park Vredenburg Boland 1993-94 0 1 0
Boland Park Worcester Boland 1990-91 1993-94 3 0 0
Ntselamanzi Alice Border 2000-01 0 1 0 Referred to as "Place of Water".[1][2]
Buffalo Park East London Border 1988-89 2010-11 122 144 12 Hosted Test and ODI matches
Cambridge Recreation Ground East London Border 1947-48 1947-48 3 0 0 Hosted three of Border's Currie Cup matches in the 1947-48 season.
Jan Smuts Ground East London Border 1906-07 1987-88 152 18 0
Schoeman Sports Ground East London Border 2004-05 2010-11 6 7 0
The Feathers East London Border 1993-94 1993-94 1 1 0
Victoria Ground King William's Town Border 1903-04 1991-92 13 8 0
Sandringham Ground Queenstown Border 1992-93 1994-95 2 1 0
Victoria Recreation Ground Queenstown Border 1906-07 1962-63 6 0 0
Standard Cricket Club Ground Cradock Eastern Province 1984-85 1990-91 2 1
Despatch Cricket Ground Despatch Easterns 2009-10 0 1 0 Hosted one match in 2009 between Eastern Province and KZN Inland.
Botanical Cricket Ground Graaff-Reinet Eastern Province 1991-92 0 1 0
Albany Sports Club Grahamstown Eastern Province 1985-86 1 0 0
City Lords Grahamstown Eastern Province 1924-25 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1925 between Eastern Province and SB Joel's XI.
Prospect Field at Rhodes University Grahamstown Eastern Province 1980-81 1993-94 3 1 0 No longer used for cricket.
Great Field at Rhodes University Grahamstown Eastern Province 1973-74 1977-78 2 0 0
Adock Stadium Korsten, Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 2000-01 0 1 0
Adcock Stadium Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1971-72 1990-91 46 0 0
Gelvandale Stadium Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1975-76 1975-76 3 0 0
Kemsley Park Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1979-80 2006-07 13 1 0
Pollock Field Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1994-95 2006-07 3 2 0 Name after the cricketers Peter and Graeme Pollock, notable alumni of Grey High School
St George's Park Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1888-89 2010-11 343 215 30 Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Union Ground, St George's Park Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1951-52 1986-87 8 0 0
University of Port Elizabeth No. 1 Ground Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1982-93 2009-10 15 4 0
Wolfson Stadium Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1987-88 1 0 0
Uitenhage Cricket Club 'A' Ground Uitenhage Eastern Province 1981-82 1988-89 9 0 0
Dan Qeqe Stadium Port Elizabeth Eastern Province 1978-79 1988-89 4 0 0 Named after Dan Qeqe.
Lord's Cricket Ground Benoni Easterns 1981-82 1982-83 2 0 0
Willowmoore Park Benoni Easterns 1923-24 2010-11 115 107 4 Hosted 18 ODIs.
Barnard Stadium Kempton Park Easterns 1989-90 0 1 0 Hosted one List A match in 1989 between Eastern Transvaal and Orange Free State.
Olympia Park Springs, South Africa Easterns 1937-38 1994-95 4 0 0
PAM Brink Stadium Springs, South Africa Easterns 1991-92 1995-96 16 20 0
Landau Recreation Club Witbank Mpumalanga 1991-92 2006-07 3 6 0
Goble Park Bethlehem Free State 1929-30 1936-37 2 0 0 No longer used for cricket.
Lanion Hall Cricket Club Nelspruit Mpumalanga 2006-07 1 0 0 No longer used for cricket.
Harmony Gold Mine Cricket Club 'A' Ground Virginia Free State 1986-87 1996-97 4 19 0 No longer used for cricket.
Virginia Gold Mining Company Ground Virginia Free State 1957-58 1 0 0 Hosted one game in 1957 between Orange Free State and Griqualand West.
Rovers Cricket Club Welkom Free State 1980-81 1984-85 2 0 0
Welkom Mines Recreation Ground Welkom Free State 1954-55 1963-64 3 0 0
Springbok Park Bloemfontein Free State 1989-90 2010-11 133 162 22 Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground Bloemfontein Free State 1903-04 1985-86 146 16 0
Schoeman Park 'A' Ground Bloemfontein Free State 1976-77 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1976 between Orange Free State and a combined South African Universities team.
South African Railways Ground (Bloemfontein) Bloemfontein Free State 1937-38 1939-40 5 0 0
Tokkie Park, Technikon Bloemfontein Free State 2004-05 2008-09 2 0
University of Orange Free State Ground Bloemfontein Free State 1986-87 2007-08 18 9 0
Lindique Oval Alberton Gauteng 2009-10 2009-10 1 1 0
East Rand Proprietary Mine Ground Boksburg Gauteng 1913-14 1 0 0 Hosted one game in 1914 between a Transvaal XI and the MCC.
Braam Fisherville Dobsonville Gauteng 2007-08 2007-08 1 1 0 Named after Braam Fischer.
Ellis Park Johannesburg Gauteng 1946-47 1955-56 39 0 0 Hosted six Tests between 1948 and 1954. No longer used for cricket.
George Lea Sports Club Johannesburg Gauteng 1982-83 1983-84 2 0 0 Hosted two matches between Transvaal 'B' and Orange Free State.
Jeppe Boys Cricket Club Ground Kensington Gauteng 1931-32 1 0 0
Lenasia Stadium Johannesburg Gauteng 1972-73 2006-07 43 2 0
Natalspruit Indian Sports Ground Alberton Gauteng 1971-72 1972-73 3 0 0
New Wanderers No. 1 Oval Johannesburg Gauteng 1968-69 1991-92 8 0 0
New Wanderers No. 2 Oval Johannesburg Gauteng 2008-09 2008-09 0 8 0
New Wanderers No. 3 Oval Johannesburg Gauteng 1991-92 1991-92 2 0 0
New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg Gauteng 1956-57 2010-11 344 265 45 Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Newclare Cricket Grounds Johannesburg Gauteng 1977-78 1 0 0
Newlands (Johannesburg) Johannesburg Gauteng 1977-78 1983-84 12 0 0 Not to be confused with Newlands in Cape Town
Old Edwardians Cricket Club 'A' Ground Johannesburg Gauteng 1931-32 2009-10 4 2 0
Old Wanderers No. 2 Ground Johannesburg Gauteng 1896-97 1931-32 12 0 0
Old Wanderers No. 3 Ground Johannesburg Gauteng 1906-07 1931-32 8 0 0
Old Wanderers No. 4 Ground Johannesburg Gauteng 1906-07 1906-07 2 0 0
Old Wanderers Johannesburg Gauteng 1890-91 1945-46 113 0 0 Hosted 22 Tests before being replaced by the New Wanderers Stadium.
Orban Park Johannesburg Gauteng 2005-06 2010-11 5 5 0
South African Railways Ground (Johannesburg) Johannesburg Gauteng 1923-24 1923-24 2 0 0
Walter Milton Oval Johannesburg Gauteng 2005-06 2008-09 2 9 0
NF Oppenheimer Ground Randjesfontein Gauteng 1994-95 2010-11 0 5 0 Named after De Beers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer.
Soweto Cricket Oval Soweto Gauteng 1995-96 2002-03 1 2 0
Strathvaal Cricket Club 'A' Ground Stilfontein Gauteng 1963-64 1975-76 3 0 0
Isak Steyl Stadium Vanderbijlpark Gauteng 2008-09 2008-09 0 5 0
Dick Fourie Stadium Vereeniging Gauteng 1989-90 1990-91 2 2 0
Roshnee Cricket Ground Vereeniging Gauteng 1981-82 1 0 0
Vereeniging Brick and Tile Recreation Ground Vereeniging Gauteng 1965-66 1 0 0
Athletic Club Ground Kimberley Griqualand West 1920-21 1926-27 14 0 0
Christian Brothers College Ground Kimberley Griqualand West 1951-52 1951-52 2 0 0
De Beers Diamond Oval Kimberley Griqualand West 1973-74 2010-11 153 124 9 Hosted 10 ODIs and a Twenty20 International.
De Beers Stadium Kimberley Griqualand West 1927-28 1972-73 89 2 0 Not to be confused with De Beers Diamond Oval (see above).
Roshnee Cricket Ground Kimberley Griqualand West 1981-82 1 0 0
Eclectics Cricket Club Ground Kimberley Griqualand West 1889-90 1913-14 9 0 0
Badulla Drive Ground Durban KwaZulu Natal 1984-85 1 0 0
Curries Fountain Durban KwaZulu Natal 1973-74 1973-74 9 0 0
Hammondfield Durban KwaZulu Natal 1984-85 1 0 0
Kingsmead Durban KwaZulu Natal 1922-23 2010-11 354 229 54 Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Lord's Durban KwaZulu Natal 1897-98 1921-22 22 0 0 Hosted four Test matches between 1910 and 1921. Replaced by Kingsmead (see above) as Durban's Test venue.
Lord's No. 3 Ground Durban KwaZulu Natal 1910-11 1910-11 7 0 0
Lord's No. 4 Ground Durban KwaZulu Natal 1910-11 1910-11 7 0 0
Northwood Crusaders Club Durban KwaZulu Natal 1997-98 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1997 between Natal 'B' and North West.
Siripat Road No. 1 Ground Durban KwaZulu Natal 1982-83 1989-90 6 0 0
The Old Fort Durban KwaZulu Natal 1928-29 1928-29 2 0 0
The Track Durban KwaZulu Natal 1928-29 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1928 between Natal and Border.
Tills Crescent Durban KwaZulu Natal 1971-72 1990-91 17 0 0
Chatsworth Stadium Durban KwaZulu Natal 1979-80 2010-11 20 13 0
Albert Park Durban KwaZulu Natal 1894-95 1905-06 3 0 0
Addison Park Empangeni KwaZulu Natal 1989-90 2010-11 1 5 0
Lambert Park Estcourt KwaZulu Natal 1988-89 1 0 0
Settler's Park Ladysmith KwaZulu Natal 1970-71 1986-87 6 0 0
Paradise Oval Newcastle KwaZulu Natal 1977-78 1985-86 4 0 0
City Oval Pietermaritzburg KZN Inland 1894-95 2010-11 71 33 0 Hosted two matches in the 2003 World Cup.
Jan Smuts Stadium Pietermaritzburg KZN Inland 1958-59 1995-96 44 14 0 Not to be confused with the Jan Smuts Ground in East London (see above).
Khan Road Oval Pietermaritzburg KZN Inland 1986-87 1988-89 5 0 0
Tatham Road Cricket Ground Pietermaritzburg KZN Inland 1980-81 1981-82 2 0 0
Lahee Park Pinetown KwaZulu Natal 1973-74 1979-80 10 0 0
Watson Park Tongaat KwaZulu Natal 1983-84 1984-85 3 0 0
Alexandra Memorial Ground Umzinto KwaZulu Natal 1973-74 1976-77 2 0 0
Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban KwaZulu Natal 2010-11 2 0 0 Hosted one Twenty20 International in 2011 between South Africa and India.
Alexandra Memorial Ground Umzinto KwaZulu Natal 1973-74 1976-77 2 0 0
Modjadjiskloof Oval Duiwelskloof Limpopo 2006-07 2006-07 4 4 0
Gert van Rensburg Stadium Fochville North West 1994-95 1998-99 5 21 0
Absa Puk Oval Potchefstroom North West 1982-83 2008-09 7 14 0
Mohadin Oval Potchefstroom North West 1978-79 1998-99 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1979 between Transvaal and Western Province.
Senwes Park Potchefstroom North West 1994-95 2010-11 70 92 7 Hosted one Test match between South Africa and Bangladesh in 2002. Also hosted 16 ODIs.
South African Defence Force Ground Potchefstroom North West 1972-73 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1972 between Transvaal and a combined South African Universities team.
Witrand Cricket Field Potchefstroom North West 1991-92 2009-10 13 4 0
Olympia Park Rustenburg North West 2010-11 2010-11 1 1 0
Hosking Park Brakpan Northerns 1945-46 1946-47 2 0 0
Centurion Park Centurion Northerns 1986-87 2010-11 137 189 41 Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Lowveld Country Club Nelspruit Northerns 1988-89 0 1 0 Hosted one match between Northern Transvaal Country Districts and Transvaal in 1989.
Pietersburg 'A' Ground Polokwane (Pietersburg) Northerns 1982-83 1992-93 4 3 0
Berea Park Pretoria Northerns 1906-07 1993-94 124 20 0
Caledonian Stadium Pretoria Northerns 1951-52 1952-53 4 0 0
Harlequins Pretoria Northerns 1995-96 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1995 between Northern Transvaal 'B' and Eastern Province 'B'.
Laudium Oval Pretoria Northerns 2001-02 2001-02 0 2 0
LC de Villiers Oval Pretoria Northerns 1997-98 2010-11 27 32 0
Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Northerns 1956-57 1959-60 6 0 0
Sinovich Park Pretoria Northerns 2006 1 0 0 Hosted one match in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup between Canada and The Netherlands.
TUT Oval Pretoria Northerns 1983-84 2005-06 2 15 0
Officers Club Ground, Voortrekkerhoogte Pretoria Northerns 1905-06 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1906 between a South African Army team and the MCC
The Point Recreation Ground Mossel Bay South Western Districts 1904-05 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1904 between South-West Districts and Western Province.
Recreation Ground Oudtshoorn Northerns 1989-90 2010-11 21 23 0
Newlands Rugby Ground Cape Town Border 1893-94 1908-09 8 0 0
Newlands Cape Town Western Province 1893-94 1908-09 422 216 38 Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Northerns-Goodwood Cricket Club Oval Goodwood Western Province 1993-94 2010-11 6 6 0
PP Smit Stadium Bellville Western Province 1997-98 2008-09 4 1 0
RJE Burt Oval Constantia Western Province 1976-77 1991-92 28 0 0
Avendale Cricket Club Athlone Western Province 1993-94 1 0 0 Hosted one match in 1993 between Western Province 'B' and Boland 'B'
Avonwood Park Cape Town Western Province 1977-78 1981-82 5 0 0
Boon Wallace Oval Cape Town Western Province 1985-86 1991-92 6 0 0
Durbanville Cricket Club Ground Cape Town Western Province 2009-10 2009-10 2 1 0
Elfindale Cape Town Western Province 1979-80 1984-85 10 0 0
Florida Park Cape Town Western Province 1986-87 1989-90 8 0 0
Green Point Stadium Cape Town Western Province 1910-11 1988-89 20 13 0 Demolished in 2007.
Green Point Stadium Cape Town Western Province 1910-11 1988-89 20 13 0 Demolished in 2007.
Rosmead Sports Ground Cape Town Western Province 1971-72 1973-74 4 0 0 Demolished in 2007.
The Vineyard Cape Town Western Province 2006-07 2006-07 1 1 0
Tigers Cricket Club Ground Cape Town Western Province 1994-95 1 0 0
Turfhall Park Cape Town Western Province 1975-76 1978-79 4 0 0
UCT Bowl Cape Town Western Province 2006-07 2008-09 5 6 0
University Oval Bellville Western Province 1990-91 2006-07 3 1 0
Westridge Sports Complex Cape Town Western Province 1977-78 1982-83 2 0 0
William Herbert Sports Ground Wynberg Western Province 1971-72 1974-75 2 0 0
Rocklands Sports Complex 'A' Ground Mitchell's Plain Western Province 1982-83 1983-84 2 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1557_a.html
  2. ^ http://www.slcricket.com/general-cricket-chat/10240-enter-ray-mali.html

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