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	South Africa -- The Ground Facts Main Page Page 1: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | Centurion Park |                 Goodyear (Springbok) Park, Bloemfontein | De Beers Diamond Oval Page 2
	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
		About the city: Johannesburg was founded in 1886 as a mining town in a region of South Africa that had vast, newly discovered gold deposits. The town grew rapidly into a city, fed by production from the mines, and is now the country's largest urban centre. Johannesburg, city in north-eastern South Africa, in Gauteng Province. About the ground: The city has hosted Test matches at three separate grounds - Old Wanderers, Ellis Park and the present Wanderers Stadium at Kent Park since 1956-57. The latter has so far hosted 22 Test matches and 15 ODIs from 1992. The ground has also hosted over 300 first-class matches since 1956. 15 ODI matches at Johannesburg since 1992 Teams Played Won Lost No Result Australia 3 1 2 0 England 2 0 2 0 India 1 0 1 0 Pakistan 4 0 4 0 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 West Indies 3 2 1 0 Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 South Africa 13 11 2 0 Note: South Africa has lost just two matches at this venue v Australia by 8 runs on 8-4-1997 v Sri Lanka by 4 runs on 17-1-2001 Two matches not involving the home team have been played here (WI v Pak in 1993) Highest team scores at Joh'burg 266-5 (50 overs) SA v Pak 12-01-1995 266-8 (50 overs) SA v SL 05-04-1998 Highest score by a visiting team 258-7 (50 overs) Aus v SA 08-04-1997 Lowest team scores at Joh'burg 109 (32.3 overs) Pak v SA 12-01-1995 111 (38.0 overs) Eng v SA 13-02-2000 Highest individual scores at Joh'burg (only two hundreds have been scored here) 112 Hansie Cronje SA v Aus 19-12-1994 106 Mike Rindel SA v Pak 21-01-1995 Highest for India 49 M Azharuddin Ind v SA 13-12-1992 Best bowling performances at Joh'burg 5-20 Shaun Pollock SA v Eng 13-02-2000 4-19 Andy Caddick Eng v SA 13-02-2000 Best for India 2-39 J Srinath Ind v SA 13-12-1992
	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
		About the city: Benoni, is a town situated in the north-eastern South Africa, in Gauteng Province, in the Witwatersrand gold-mining region, near Johannesburg. The municipality, organized in 1907, was a centre of the violent Witwatersrand miners’ strike of 1922. About the ground: The city has hosted first-clas matches since 1923-24, although no Tests have been played here as yet. 3 ODI matches at Benoni No Date Teams Competition Result 1 09/02/1997 Ind vs Zim Standard Bank India won by 6 Wkts 2 15/04/1998 Pak vs SL Standard Bank SL won by 115 runs 3 22/10/2000 SA vs NZ Bilateral series SA won by 6 wickets Note: All day matches have been played here 1996-97 Standard Bank International Ind v Zim at Benoni on 9/02/97 Ind won by 6 wickets Zim 8/240, Ind 4/241 1997-98 Standard Bank International Pak v SL at Benoni on 15/04/98 SL won by 115 runs SL 288, Pak 173 2000-01 New Zealand v South Africa SA v NZ at Benoni on 22/10/00 SA won by 6 wickets NZ 8/194, SA 4/197 Highest individual scores at Benoni (only one hundred has been scored here) 104 Sachin Tendulkar Ind v Zim 09-02-1997 94 Marvan Atapattu SL v Pak 15-04-1998 Best for SA 64 Nicky Boje SA v NZ 22-10-2000 Best bowling performances at Joh'burg 5-23 M Muralitharan SL v Pak 15-04-1998 4-43 Wasim Akram Pak v SL 15-04-1998 For South Africa 2-32 Shaun Pollock SA v NZ 22-10-2000
	Supersport Centurion or Centurion Park, Centurion (formerly Verwoerdburg).
		About the city: Centurion is modern township that is located just outside Pretoria, which is the administrative capital of South Africa. It is in the north-eastern South Africa, in Gauteng Province, on the Apies River. About the ground: It is the home of the Northerns Cricket Union. The city has hosted nearly 100 first-clas matches since 1986-87. Six Tests have been played here since 1995-96, while 13 LOI matches have been hosted at this ground since 1992. It has one of the most modern cricket stadium in the country. The famous one inning Test match between South Africa and England was played here in January 2000. Test record Num Start date End date T Countries Result 1 16th Nov 1995 20th Nov 1995 1 SA v Eng drawn 2 21st Mar 1997 24th Mar 1997 3 SA v Aus SA 8 wickets 3 27th Mar 1998 30th Mar 1998 2 SA v SL SA 6 wickets 4 15th Jan 1999 18th Jan 1999 5 SA v WI SA 351 runs 5 14th Jan 2000 18th Jan 2000 5 SA v Eng Eng 2 wickets 6 20th Jan 2001 22nd Jan 2001 3 SA v SL SA inn & 7 runs Summary of results Team P W L D Australia 1 - 1 - England 2 1 - 1 South Africa 6 4 1 1 Sri Lanka 2 - 2 - West Indies 1 - 1 - Highest team scores Total For vs Inn Tst Series 5/399 South Africa West Indies 2nd 5th 1998-99 Lowest team scores Total For vs Inn Tst Series 119 Sri Lanka South Africa 1st 3rd 2000-01 122 Sri Lanka South Africa 2nd 2nd 1997-98 Highest individual scores Runs For vs Inn Tst Series GA Hick 141 Eng SA 1st 1st 1995-96 G Kirsten 134 SA WI 2nd 5th 1998-99 SM Pollock 111 SA SL 1st 3rd 2000-01 Best partnerships for each wicket Wkt Runs For vs Inn Tst Series G Kirsten & GFJ Liebenberg 1st 89 SA SL 2nd 2nd 1997-98 AM Bacher & BM McMillan 2nd 102 SA Aus 1st 3rd 1996-97 RP Arnold & K Sangakkara 3rd 113 SL SA 2nd 3rd 2000-01 MA Atherton & GA Hick 4th 142 Eng SA 1st 1st 1995-96 AJ Stewart & MP Vaughan 5th 126 Eng SA 2nd 5th 1999-00 DJ Cullinan & L Klusener 6th 34 SA Eng 1st 5th 1999-00 JH Kallis & MV Boucher 7th 92 SA WI 1st 5th 1998-99 ND McKenzie & SM Pollock 8th 150 SA SL 1st 3rd 2000-01 WJ Cronje & AA Donald 9th 37 SA Aus 1st 3rd 1996-97 RC Russell & ARC Frase 10th 22* Eng SA 1st 1st 1995-96 Best bowling in an innings Wkts R For vs Inn Tst Series CA Walsh 6 80 WI SA 1st 5th 1998-99 GD McGrath 6 86 Aus SA 1st 3rd 1996-97 ODI record 12 ODI matches at Centurion Park since 1992 Teams Played Won Lost No Result Australia 2 1 1 0 England 1 0 1 0 India 2 1 1 0 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 West Indies 1 0 1 0 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 South Africa 10 7 3 0 Note: South Africa has lost three matches at this venue. v India by 4 wkts on 11-12-1992 v Pakistan by 22 runs on 21-2-1993 v Australia by 5 wkts on 10-4-1997 Note: India has won one and lost one beat South Africa by 4 wkts on 11-12-1992 lost to Zimbabwe on a better run rate on 7-2-1997 Note: Two matches not involving the home team have been played here Pak v SL on 4-12-1994 Ind v Zim on 7-2-1997 Highest team scores at Centurion 324-4 (50 overs) SA v NZ 25-10-2000 314-7 (50 overs) SA v NZ 11-12-2000 Highest score by a visiting team 287-5 (49 overs) Aus v SA 10-04-1997 India's best 216 (48.4 ov) Ind v Zim 07-02-1997 215-6 (49.1 ov) Ind v SA 11-12-1992 (second innings to win the match) Lowest team scores at Centurion 145 (41.5 ov) Pak v SA 17-04-1998 126 (44.5 overs) WI v SA 07-02-1999 SA lowest (in full allocated overs) 198-9 (50 overs) SA v Pak 21-02-1993 Highest individual scores at Centurion (six hundreds have been scored here- 3 by SA; 1 each by Ind, NZ and Aus) 169* Dave Callaghan SA v NZ 11-12-1994 Highest for India 114 WV Raman Ind v SA 11-12-1992 Best bowling performances at Centurion 4-37 Allan Donald SA v Zim 25-01-1997 4-59 Murphy Su'a NZ v SA 11-12-1994 Best for India 2-18 (7 overs) Robin Singh Ind v Zim 07-02-1997
	Goodyear (Springbok) Park, Bloemfontein
		About the city: Bloemfontein, is a city in central South Africa and is the capital of the Free State province. It is also the judicial capital of South Africa. The city, the name of which means "fountain of flowers", is noted for its beautiful natural setting. Founded by Major H. Douglas Warden in 1846 as a fort and residency, it became the seat of the British-administered Orange River Sovereignty from 1848 to 1854 and of the Orange Free State (an independent Boer republic formed in 1854). The failure of the Bloemfontein Conference (May-June 1899) resulted in the outbreak of the South African War (1899-1902). The area's economic development was spurred after 1948 with the exploitation of the Free State goldfields. The city lies on a high plateau at an elevation of 4,568 feet (1,392 m) and has spacious and sprawling over hills and kopjes (hillocks). Bloemfontein is the seat of the University of the Orange Free State, which was founded in 1855. The famous Grey College, which has produced some famous cricketers such as Kepler Wessels, Hansie Cronje, Nicky Boje and Boeta Dippenaar is located here. About the ground: It is the home of the Free State Cricket Union and the team is currently called the Goodyear Eagles. First-class matches have been played at this ground since 1989-90 and it has hosted over 70 first-class matches since then. Thirteen ODI matches have been played here since 1992. In the recent tri nation series on October 12, 2001, India had routed Kenya by 10 wickets and with 38.3 overs to spare. During winter rugby matches are also played at this venue altough the city has a rugby stadium next to the cricket stadium. Floodlights have been installed at this ground since 1992. The venue had became Test cricket's 80th Test venue on Octoner 29, 1999 when South Africa played Zimbabwe. Since then one more Test match was played here when New Zealand took on the home team in November 2000. The home team has won both the matches here. Test record Brief scores of the two Test matches are listed below. SOUTH AFRICA v ZIMBABWE, 1999-2000 Played at Bloemfontein from 29th October to 1st November 1999 Captains: WJ Cronje (SA) & ADR Campbell (Zim) Toss: South Africa Zimbabwe 1st Innings 192 GJ Whittall 85, ADR Campbell 27, TR Gripper 16 SM Pollock 5/39, JH Kallis 3/44, AA Donald 1/58 South Africa 1st Innings 417 JN Rhodes 70, JH Kallis 64, WJ Cronje 64 HK Olonga 4/93, M Mbangwa 2/75, GJ Whittall 2/95 Zimbabwe 2nd Innings 212 GJ Whittall 51, A Flower 39, ADR Campbell 33 PR Adams 4/31, JH Kallis 4/68, SM Pollock 2/62 Result: South Africa won by an innings and 13 runs SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND, 2000-01 Played at Bloemfontein from 17th - 21st November 2000 Captains: SM Pollock (SA) & SP Fleming (NZ) Toss: South Africa South Africa 1st Innings 471 for 9 dec JH Kallis 160, MV Boucher 76, ND McKenzie 55 SB O'Connor 3/87, CS Martin 3/89 New Zealand 1st Innings 229 SP Fleming 57, NJ Astle 37, BGK Walker 27* SM Pollock 4/37, AA Donald 3/69, JH Kallis 1/30 New Zealand 2nd Innings 342 SP Fleming 99, CD McMillan 78, MH Richardson 77 M Ntini 6/66, AA Donald 3/43, JH Kallis 1/88 South Africa 2nd Innings 103 for 5 HH Dippenaar 27, DJ Cullinan 22, MV Boucher 22* DR Tuffey 3/38, CS Martin 1/18, SB O'Connor 1/28 Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets ODI record 12 ODI matches at Bloemfontein since 1992 Teams Played Won Lost No Result Australia 2 1 1 0 England 2 2 0 0 India 2 0 2 0 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 Sri Lanka 4 1 2 1 West Indies 2 1 1 0 South Africa 11 6 5 0 Note: South Africa has lost five matches at this venue (the maximum it has lost at any home ground) however India has lost both its matches to the home side. Note: The only match not involving the home team had to be declared as a no result due to rain. NZ v SL on 8-12-1994 Highest team scores at Bloemfontein 310-6 (50 overs) SA v Aus 13-04-1997 Highest score by a visiting team 288-4 (50 overs) SL v NZ 08-12-1994 India's best 231 (47.4 ov) Ind v SA 23-01-1997 Lowest team scores at Bloemfontein 105 (36.0 ov) SL v SA 19-04-1998 Highest individual scores at Bloemfontein (Three hundreds have been scored here- 1 each by SL, WI and SA) 140 Sanath Jayasuriya SL v NZ 08-12-1994 Highest for India 86* M Azharuddin Ind v SA 15-12-1992 Best bowling performances at Bloemfontein 5-42 Lance Klusener SA v Ind 23-01-1997 Best for India 2-63 (10 overs) V Prasad Ind v SA 23-01-1997
	De Beers Diamond Oval Kimberley previously known as De Beers (Kimberley) Country Club ground
		About the city: Kimberley, city in central South Africa, capital of Northern Cape Province was founded in 1870. It is the centre of a diamond-mining region. About the ground: Over 100 first-class matches have been played here since 1973-74, although no Tests have been played here as yet. 3 ODI matches at Kimberley No Date Teams Competition Result 1 07/04/1998 Pak vs SL Standard Bank Pak won by 4 wkts 2 30/01/2000 Eng vs Zim Standard Bank England won by 8 wkts 3 28/10/2000 SA vs NZ Bilateral series SA won by 5 wkts Note: All day matches have been played here 1997-98 Standard Bank International Pak v SL at Kimberley on 07-04-1998 Pak won by 4 wickets SL 7/295, Pak 6/300 1999-00 Standard Bank International Eng v Zim at Kimberley on 30-01-2000 Eng won by 8 wickets Zim 9/161, Eng 2/162 2000-01 New Zealand v South Africa SA v NZ at Kimberley on 28-10-2000 SA won by 5 wickets NZ 6/287, SA 5/289 Highest individual scores at Kimberley (only two hundreds have been scored here) 116* Inzamamul Haq Pak v SL 07-04-1998 101 Gary Kirsten SA v NZ 28-10-2000 Best bowling performances at Kimberley 5-15 Mark Ealham Eng v Zim 30-01-2000 3-53 Wasim Akram Pak v SL 07-04-1998 For South Africa 2-46 Jacques Kallis SA v NZ 28-10-2000
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