Chevrolet Park
| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | ||||
| Establishment | 1989 | ||||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||||
| Owner | n/a | ||||
| Architect | n/a | ||||
| Operator | Free State | ||||
| Tenants | Free State | ||||
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Loch Logan End Willows End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | October 29, 1999: South Africa v Zimbabwe | ||||
| Last Test | November 19, 2008: South Africa v Bangladesh | ||||
| First ODI | December 15, 1992: South Africa v India | ||||
| Last ODI | March 10, 2013: South Africa v Pakistan | ||||
| First T20I | October 8, 2010: South Africa v Zimbabwe | ||||
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As of August 8, 2014 Source: Cricinfo | |||||
Chevrolet Park is a cricket stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. It is the home of the Knights cricket team. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1989.
History
The ground hosted its first one-day international in December 1992 when South Africa cruised to an eight-wicket victory over India. In October 2000 it was accorded full Test status with the visit of Zimbabwe.
One of the greatest innings ever played occurred early in 1994 when the former South African captain Hansie Cronje smashed 251 against the touring Australians, hitting 28 fours and six sixes.
The ground played its part in South African Test history when, fittingly, Allan Donald who as Free State cricketer played for many years here became the first South African to capture 300 test wickets during the first Test against New Zealand in November 2000.
In 2003, the saw Feiko Kloppenburg and the unbeaten Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk of Netherlands scoring a century in the same match of the World Cup as Holland posted only win over in World Cup against Namibia.
This was the same stadium were Colin Ingram scored his maiden ODI century in his first international match. He subsequently became the first South African to score a century on debut.
Springbok Park boasts some of the best lights in the country and is regularly used for day/night matches, when the grassy banks become colourfully filled with spectators and a carnival atmosphere prevails. It is just 10 minutes walk from the city centre, with Bloemfontein coach station adjacent to the ground.
A naming rights arrangement saw the ground renamed Goodyear Park due to Goodyear until the 2007/08 season when it was renamed the OUTsurance Oval. Now, it was renamed again as Chevrolet Park.
Test Hosted
| Team (A) | Team (B) | winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |  Zimbabwe | South Africa | By innings & 13 runs | 1999 |
| South Africa |  New Zealand | South Africa | By 5 wickets | 2000 |
| South Africa |  India | South Africa | By 9 wickets | 2001 |
| South Africa |  Bangladesh | South Africa | By innings & 129 runs | 2008 |
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Coordinates: 29°7′0.04″S 26°12′18.97″E / 29.1166778°S 26.2052694°E