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Cricket Statistics: Newlands, Cape Town

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Posted by Shaun Custers on Mar 13, 2009 in Proteas Team | 1 comment

Newlands, Cape Town
 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa

Also or formerly known as Sahara Park; Newlands; Western Province Cricket Club; Newlands ‘A’

Capacity 25,000

End names Wynberg End, Kelvin Grove End

Home team Western Province

Newlands is commonly referred to as the most beautiful place in the world to play and watch cricket.

Found in the heart of Cape Town, Newlands has oak trees covering grass embankments, a vibrant crowd which is all watched over by Table Mountain.

Newlands hosts the third and final test match in the three match Castle Test series between South Africa and Australia, Thursday 19th March. I decided to do some research and dig out some stat’s on the ground.

First Test Match 25/03/1889
Last Test Match 2/01/2008
Matches Played 43
Matches Won by Home Side 16 (37.21%)
Matches Won by Touring Side 19 (44.19%)
Matches Drawn 8 (18.60%)
Matches Tied 0 (0.00%)
Highest Individual Innings 262 S P Fleming 2005-2006 South Africa v N.Z.
Best Bowling (Innings) 8/11 J Briggs 1888-1889 South Africa v England
Best Bowling (Match) 15/28 J Briggs 1888-1889 South Africa v England
Highest Team Innings 620/7 dec South Africa 2002-2003 v Pakistan
Lowest Team Innings 35 South Africa 1898-1899 v England
Highest Run Chase Achieved 334/6 Australia 2001-2002 v South Africa
Average Runs per Wicket 29.85
Average Runs per Over 2.83

According to Howstat South Africa and Australia have played 10 test matches against each other at Newlands, 9 of those 10 were won by Australia. There is some history that South Africa will need to beat to ensure that this summers series end 3 a piece.

Jacques Kallis has played 15 test matches at his home ground, in those 15 matches he’s played 24 innings, scored a total of 1346 runs, at an average of 64.10, including 8 half centuries and 4 centuries, with a highest score of 149.

Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini share the title for most wickets taken at Newlands with 51. Polly has taken 5 wickets twice at an average of 19.53, far ahead of Ntini’s average at Newlands of 28.20. How would South Africa love to have the all round player Shaun Pollock playing in this test match?

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