List of cricket grounds in South Africa

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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.

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
Border
in 1992.
Boland 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
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 No. 1
Stellenbosch
Boland
1978–79 2010–11 13 6 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, ODI and Twenty20 International matches.
Cambridge Recreation Ground
East London
Border
1947–48 1947–48 3 0 0 Hosted three of
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
Eastern Province
2009–10 0 1 0 Hosted one match in 2009 between
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
India
.
Modjadjiskloof Oval Modjadjiskloof
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
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
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
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
The Netherlands
.
TUT Oval Pretoria Northerns 1983–84 2005–06 2 15 0
Officers Club Ground 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
South Western Districts
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
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.
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
  • First used and last used refer to the season in which the ground hosted its first and last game. If only one game was played at the ground, only the first used date is given.
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See also

References

  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  2. ^ "Enter: Ray Mali". slcricket.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010.

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