One of South Africa’s most well-known cricket grounds is St George’s Park Cricket Ground in St. George’s Park, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth). One of South Africa’s oldest clubs, the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, is based there. The Western Province Cricket Club, the premier cricket team in the province, plays a lot of first-class matches at the stadium every year.
It is also one of South Africa’s locations for One-Day Internationals and Test matches. It is several decades older than Kingswood College in Grahamstown. In the first Test, England defeated South Africa by eight wickets in March 1889. The stadium has hosted 21 Test matches since 2005, with eight victories for South Africa and nine losses for their opponents, as well as four draws.
Stadium
- Full Name: St George’s Park
- Location: St George’s Park, Gqeberha, South Africa
- Operator:
- Capacity: 19,000
- Surface: Hard
- Floodlights: Yes
- End names: Duckpond End, Park Drive End
- Boundary Length (Dimension):
- Also known as Stadium | Bengali: জহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম | St George’s Park Cricket Ground | St George’s Park Cricket Stadium | Crusaders Ground | Port Elizabeth
Record & Stats
T20I Stats
| Total Match Played: 0 |
| Batting First Won: 0 |
| Batting Second Won: 0 |
| Tie: 0 |
| Avg. Score in 1st bat: 0 |
| Highest Score: |
| Lowest Score: |
| Scoring Pattern |
| Below Score 150: 0 |
| Score between 150 and 169: 0 |
| Score between 170 and 189: 0 |
| Above Score 190: 0 |
ODI Stats
| Total Match Played: 0 |
| Batting First Won: 0 |
| Batting Second Won: 0 |
| Tie: 0 |
| Avg. Score in 1st bat: 0 |
| Highest Score: |
| Lowest Score: |
| Scoring Pattern |
| Below Score 200: 0 |
| Score between 200 and 249: 0 |
| Score between 250 and 299: 0 |
| Above Score 300: 0 |
Test Stats
| Total Match Played: 11 |
| Batting First Won: 4 |
| Batting Second Won: 6 |
| Tie: 1 |
| Avg. Score in 1st bat: 169 |
| Highest Score: Gloucestershire 212/1 |
| Lowest Score: Hampshire 116/10 |
| Scoring Pattern |
| Below Score 150: 2 |
| Score between 150 and 169: 3 |
| Score between 170 and 189: 4 |
| Above Score 190: 2 |
Pitch report
Although it has recently hosted a few SA20 matches, this stadium has yet to host a women’s T20I match. On this surface, teams that bat second have prevailed in three of the five SA20 matches. The fact that 210/2 was the highest team total demonstrates that teams can score a lot at this venue.
Weather report
The weather forecast indicates that there is a 35% chance of precipitation during the eighth game of the T20 World Cup in Gqeberha, which could result in significant rain interruptions. Additionally, teams will be kept on their toes as the Duckworth-Lewis method (DLS) may be used in Gqeberha because cloud cover is anticipated to exceed 80%. Throughout the game, the temperature will remain between 22 and 23 degrees Celsius, and the humidity will be around 90%.