Kingsmead Cricket Ground

Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium
Kingsmead
Panoramic view of the Kingsmead
Interactive map of Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium
Ground information
LocationDurban, South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates29°51′0″S 31°1′40″E / 29.85000°S 31.02778°E / -29.85000; 31.02778
Capacity25,000
TenantsDolphins
End names
Umgeni End
Old Fort End
International information
First men's Test18–22 January 1923:
 South Africa v  England
Last men's Test27–30 November 2024:
 South Africa v  Sri Lanka
First men's ODI17 December 1992:
 South Africa v  India
Last men's ODI7 February 2020:
 South Africa v  England
First men's T20I12 September 2007:
 Kenya v  New Zealand
Last men's T20I10 December 2024:
 South Africa v  Pakistan
First women's Test31 December 1960–3 January 1961:
 South Africa v  England
Last women's Test10–13 March 1972:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
First women's ODI20 January 2021:
 South Africa v  Pakistan
Last women's ODI1 October 2023:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
First women's T20I4 March 2016:
 South Africa v  West Indies
Last women's T20I3 February 2021:
 South Africa v  Pakistan
Team information
Hollywoodbets Dolphins (1923–present)
Durban Heat (2018-2019)
Durban's Super Giants (2023-present)
As of 1 December 2024
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Kingsmead Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000,[1] although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. The 'end names' are the Umgeni End (north) and the Old Fort Road End (south). It is the home ground of the Dolphins.

In October 2019, Hollywoodbets was announced as the naming rights sponsor of the ground, which is now known as Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium until August 2024.[2]

Cricket

The venue hosted the first home Test for the South African cricket team after re-admission into international cricket and also hosted the Test against the English cricket team in 1939, which lasted from the third to the thirteenth of March and was called off over fears that the English would miss their ship home.

The first Test match to be played here was between South Africa and England on 18 January 1923, which resulted in a draw on the 5th day.

It has been renowned as a seamers wicket, and there is also a famous myth regarding how the tide affects batting conditions, as the ground is quite close to the beach. Many batting collapses in matches in the past have jokingly been blamed on changes in the tide.

On 19 September 2007 the ground witnessed Yuvraj Singh's iconic six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad's over in the World Twenty20 match between India and England, to mark the fastest fifty ever in any form of cricket.[3]

A panoramic view of the Kingsmead during South Africa vs Australia in 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ Stadiums in South Africa Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. World Stadiums. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  2. ^ Mercury Reporter (8 October 2019). "Hollywoodbets takes on stadium naming rights". The Mercury.
  3. ^ [1] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 28 April 2016
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