Willowmoore Park

Willowmoore Park
Interactive map of Willowmoore Park
Ground information
LocationBenoni, South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
Establishment1924
Capacity20,000
TenantsSouth Africa national cricket team
End names
Chalet End
Ekurhuleni End
International information
First men's ODI9 February 1997:
 India v  Zimbabwe
Last men's ODI31 March 2023:
 South Africa v  Netherlands
First men's T20I15 September 2022:
 Botswana v  Uganda
Last men's T20I19 December 2023:
 Kenya v  Uganda
First women's ODI28 March 2005:
 Sri Lanka v  West Indies
Last women's ODI23 December 2023:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
First women's T20I22 May 2019:
 South Africa v  Pakistan
Last women's T20I27 March 2024:
 South Africa v  Sri Lanka
As of 27 March 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Willowmoore Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Benoni, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] The stadium holds 20,000 people. It opened in 1924.

Records

T20I records

  • Highest T20I total: 205/5 – Botswana vs. Eswatini, Southern Africa Cup, 29 May 2023
  • Highest Individual T20I Score: 102 – Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, 27 March 2024
  • Best T20I Bowling Figure: 5/18 – Dhruv Maisuria, Botswana vs. Ghana, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 18 September 2022
  • Highest T20I Partnership: 147* (for the 3rd wicket) – Riazat Ali Shah & Deusdedit Muhumuza, Uganda vs. Tanzania, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 22 September 2022

List of International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.[3]

# Figures Player Country Innings Opponent Date Result
1 5/18 Dhruv Maisuria  Botswana 2  Ghana 18 September 2022 Won

References

  1. ^ Willowmoore Park Cricinfo
  2. ^ Willowmoore Park CricketArchive
  3. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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