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	St George's Park (Crusaders Ground), Port Elizabeth
		About the city: Port Elizabeth, city in south-eastern South Africa, in Eastern Cape Province on Algoa Bay (an arm of the Indian Ocean). It was founded in 1820, as a British settlement around Fort Frederick (1799), the oldest British building in southern Africa, and was named by Sir Rufane Donkin, the acting governor of the Cape Colony, for his deceased wife, Lady Elizabeth. However the city grew after it was connected by rail to Kimberley in 1873, which spurred development of the port. South Africa's greatest batsman Graeme Pollock, comes from this city. About the ground: It is the home of the Eastern Province side. It is the oldest first-class ground in South Africa. The first Test match in South Africa was played at this ground in March 1889. Since then nearly 300 first-class matches have been played here, including 19 Test matches. In all 14 one-day internationals have been played here. India had lost its first Test match in South Africa at this ground in 1992, while recently Kenya created an upset by defeating India by 70 runs. Test record Summary of results Team P W L D Australia 5 3 2 - England 8 4 1 3 India 1 - 1 - New Zealand 3 1 2 - Pakistan 1 - 1 - South Africa 19 8 8 3 West Indies 1 - 1 - Highest team scores Total For vs Inn Tst Series 7/549 Australia South Africa 1st 5th 1949-50 502 South Africa England 1st 5th 1964-65 8/470 South Africa Australia 2nd 4th 1969-70 450 South Africa England 1st 2nd 1999-00 Lowest team scores Total For vs Inn Tst Series 30 South Africa England 2nd 1st 1895-96 84 South Africa England 1st 1st 1888-89 93 South Africa England 1st 1st 1895-96 106 Pakistan South Africa 1st 3rd 1997-98 108 Australia South Africa 1st 2nd 1996-97 110 England South Africa 1st 5th 1956-57 Highest individual scores Runs For vs Inn Tst Series L Klusener 174 SA Eng 1st 2nd 1999-00 AL Hassett 167 Aus SA 1st 5th 1949-50 AR Morris 157 Aus SA 1st 5th 1949-50 MS Sinclair 150 NZ SA 1st 2nd 2000-01 RG Pollock 137 SA Eng 1st 5th 1964-65 Best partnerships for each wicket Wkt Runs For vs Inn Tst Series EJ Barlow & BA Richards 1st 157 SA Aus 1st 4th 1969-70 MA Atherton & N Hussain 2nd 155 Eng SA 1st 2nd 1999-00 AR Morris & RN Harvey 3rd 187 Aus SA 1st 5th 1949-50 G Boycott & KF Barrington 4th 157 Eng SA 1st 5th 1964-65 JH Kallis & JN Rhodes 5th 126* SA Eng 2nd 2nd 1999-00 RG Pollock & PL Van der Merwe 6th 113 SA Eng 1st 5th 1964-65 AJL Hill & SMJ Woods 7th 89 Eng SA 2nd 1st 1895-96 ND McKenzie & N Boje 8th 136 SA NZ 1st 2nd 2000-01 Kapil Dev & A Kumble 9th 77 Ind SA 2nd 3rd 1992-93 MW Booth & AE Relf 10th 50 Eng SA 1st 5th 1913-14 Best bowling in an innings Wkts R For vs Inn Tst Series GA Lohmann 8 7 Eng SA 2nd 1st 1895-96 GA Lohmann 7 38 Eng SA 1st 1st 1895-96 AA Donald 7 84 SA Ind 2nd 3rd 1992-93 Best bowling in a match Wkts R For vs Tst Series 1st 2nd GA Lohmann 15 45 Eng SA 1st 1895-96 7/38 8/7 AA Donald 12 139 SA Ind 3rd 1992-93 5/55 7/84 Waqar Younis 10 133 Pak SA 3rd 1997-98 6/78 4/55 ODI record 13 ODI matches at Port Elizabeth since 1992 Team P W L Nr Australia 3 2 1 0 England 1 0 1 0 India 2 0 2 0 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 Sri Lanka 3 1 2 0 West Indies 2 0 2 0 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 South Africa 12 9 3 0 Note: The only match not involving the home team was between NZ v Pak on 13-12-1994 India has appeared in two matches - lost both to the home team - by six wickets Highest team scores at Port Elizabeth 281-6 (50 ov) Aus v SA 22-02-1994 India's best 179-9 (50 ov) Ind v SA 02-02-1997 Lowest team scores at Port Elizabeth 147 (49.4 ov) Ind v SA 09-12-1992 Highest individual scores at Port Elizabeth (Two hundreds have been scored here- 1 each by SA and Aus) 125 Herschelle Gibbs SA v WI 30-01-1999 115* Mark Waugh Aus v SA 31-03-1997 Highest for India 57 M Azharuddin Ind v SA 02-02-1997 Best bowling performances at Port Elizabeth 4-32 Brian McMillan SA v Ind 09-12-1992 4-32 Waqar Younis Pak v NZ 13-12-1994 4-32 Fanie deVilliers SA v Eng 21-01-1996 Best for India 2-34 (10 overs) Robin Singh Ind v SA 02-02-1997
	Buffalo Park, East London
		About the city: East London (also known as Oos-Londen) is a city in south-eastern South Africa, in the province of Eastern Cape, a seaport on the Indian Ocean, at the mouth of the Buffalo River. It was founded in 1847. About the ground: First-class cricket has been played here since 1988-89. It is not a Test centre as yet. 12 ODI matches at East London since 1992 Team P W L Nr Australia 2 1 1 0 England 2 0 2 0 India 2 1 1 0 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 West Indies 1 1 0 0 South Africa 10 6 4 0 Note: The two matches not involving the home team are NZ v SL on 18-12-1994 NZ v Pak on 19-12-1994 India has appeared in two matches - won one (by 5 wkts on 19-12-1992) and lost the other (by 6 wkts on 4-2-1997) - both against the home side. Highest team scores at East London 302-7 (50 ov) SA v SL 17-12-2000 292-9 (50 ov) WI v SA 24-01-1999 India's best 232-5 (50 ov) Ind v SA 04-02-1997 Lowest team scores at East London 115 (43.4 ov) Eng v SA 19-01-1996 129 (41.4 ov) SA v Eng 19-01-1996 Highest individual scores at East London (Five hundreds have been scored - 2 by WI; 1 each by SA, Pak and NZ) 150 S Chanderpaul WI v SA 24-01-1999 120* ND McKenzie SA v SL 17-12-2000 Highest for India 84* PK Amre Ind v SA 19-12-1992 83 SC Ganguly Ind v SA 04-02-1997 Best bowling performances at East London 6-35 Shaun Pollock SA v WI 24-01-1999 5-16 Wasim Akram Pak v SA 15-02-1993 Best for India 3-37 (10 ov) Venkatapathy Raju Ind v SA 19-12-1992 3-43 (10 ov) Manoj Prabhakar Ind v SA 19-12-1992
	Newlands, Cape Town
		About the city: Cape Town was founded in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck as a supply base for the Dutch East India Company and is the oldest city of European origin in South Africa. It became the capital of the British Cape Colony in 1814 and subsequently was made the legislative capital of the Union of South Africa (1910-1961) and the present Republic of South Africa. About the ground: The Newlands Ground is the base for Western Province Cricket Club and has seen big time cricket since 1888. As on date 33 Test matches have been played here since 1889. 16 ODI matches at Cape Town since 1992 (the maximum matches played at any SA ground) Team P W L Nr Australia 3 2 1 0 England 3 0 3 0 India 1 0 1 0 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 Pakistan 3 0 3 0 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 West Indies 3 1 2 0 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 South Africa 14 12 2 0 Note: The two matches not involving the home team are Pak v WI on 25-3-1993 Eng v Zim on 28-1-2001 India (184 in 50 overs) appeared in one match - lost to the home side (185-4 in 49.3 overs) by six wickets and three balls to spare Highest team scores at Cape Town 290-7 (50 ov) SA v SL 11-01-2001 Lowest team scores at Cape Town 43 (19.5 ov) Pak v WI 25-02-1993 (lowest ever in ODIs) SA lowest (in full allocated overs) 140-9 (50 overs) SA v WI 17-02-1993 Highest individual scores at Cape Town (Only one hundred has been scored) 103 Roger Twose NZ v SA 04-11-2000 97 Neil Johnson Zim v Eng 28-01-2000 Highest for India 48 Ajay Jadeja Ind v SA 07-12-1992 Best bowling performances at Cape Town 6-19 Henry Olonga Zim v Eng 28-01-2000 5-25 Lance Klusener SA v Pak 23-04-1998 5-32 Hansie Cronje SA v Ind 07-12-1992 Best for India One wkt each by Manoj Prabhakar, Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath.
	Boland Bank Park, Paarl
		About the city: Paarl ( "Pearl"in Afrikaans) town in Western Cape Province, South Africa, lies inland on the Groot-Berg River close to the Drakenstein Mountains. Paarl claims to be the home of the Afrikaans language. About the ground: First-class matches have been played here since 1994-95. No Test matches have been played here as yet. ODI matches at Paarl Num Date Teams Competition Result 1 27/01/97 Ind v Zim Standard Bank tied 2 9/04/98 Pak v SL Standard Bank Pak won by 110 runs 3 9/01/01 SA v SL Bilateral series SA won by 8 wickets Note: All day-night matches have been played here. 1996-97 STANDARD BANK INT'L Teams Venue Result Scores Ind v Zim Paarl match tied Zim 8/236, Ind 236 1997-98 STANDARD BANK INT'L Teams Venue Result Scores Pak v SL Paarl Pak 110 runs Pak 249, SL 139 2000-01 SOUTH AFRICA v SRI LANKA Teams Venue Result Scores SA v SL Paarl SA 8 wickets SL 4/247, SA 2/250 Highest individual scores at Paarl (only one hundred have been scored here) 100* Jacques Kallis SA v SL 09-01-2001 Best for India 48 Robin Singh Ind v Zim 27-01-1997 Best bowling performances at Paarl 5-41 Eddo Brandes Zim v Ind 27-01-1997 Best for India 3-49 Venkatesh Prasad Ind v Zim 27-01-1997
	Kingsmead, Durban
		About the city: Durban, city in eastern South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal Province, on the Indian Ocean near Pietermaritzburg. The city was earlier known as Port Natal and developed as a major city late 19th century. About the ground: Nearly 300 first-class matches have been played here since 1922-23, including 28 Test matches. The city has also hosted four Test matches from 1910 to 1921 at the now defunct Lord's ground. 15 ODI matches at Durban since 1992 Team P W L Nr Australia 3 1 2 0 England 1 0 1 0 India 3 0 2 1 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 Pakistan 5 3 2 0 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 West Indies 2 1 1 0 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 South Africa 13 8 4 1 Note: The two matches not involving the home team are Pak v WI on 19-2-1993 Pak v SL on 2-12-1994 India has appeared in three matches lost two, and the other match was a "no-result" (rain) Highest team scores at Durban 280-4 (50 ov) SA v Pak 03-04-1998 278-4 (50 ov) SA v Ind 13-02-1997 Best for India 234 (39.2 ov) Ind v SA 13-02-1997 Lowest team scores at Durban 144 (46.5 ov) Pak v WI 19-02-1993 India's lowest 177 (47.5 ov) Ind v SA 17-12-1992 SA's lowest 196 (48.1 ov) SA v Aus 05-04-1997 Highest individual scores at Durban (Five hundreds have been scored - 2 by Pak; and one each by WI, SA and SL) 128 Brian Lara WI v Pak 19-02-1993 Highest for SA 109* Jacques Kallis SA v Pak 03-04-1998 Highest for India 84 Rahul Dravid Ind v SA 13-02-1997 Best bowling performances at Durban 5-25 Waqar Younis Pak v SA 09-02-1993 4-10 Craig Matthews SA v Aus 24-02-1994 Best for India 3-23 Kapil Dev Ind v SA 17-12-1992
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