Cricket Statistics: The Wanderers, Johannesburg
The Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Formerly known as: Kent Park
Capacity: 34 000
End Names: Corlett Drive End, Golf Course End
Home team: Lions
The Wanderers is also known as the Bull Ring, it’s the premier cricket stadium in South Africa holding the biggest capacity. The Wanderers is also the home of Cricket South Africa.
The Wanderers, formerly sponsored by Liberty Life, and now by Bidvest is one of the most intimidating stadiums South African cricket has to offer, not only does it have the biggest capacity, but the Johannesburg crowd love their cricket and their team. The Johannesburg crowd is not afraid to voice their opinions of players fielding on the boundary.
The Wanderers cricket stadium hosted the final of the 2003 cricket world cup final between India and Australia, which Australia won by 125 runs. The stadium also hosted the 438 game on the 12th of March 2006, the One Day International (ODI) between Australia and South Africa broke the record for the highest score in ODI cricket…. twice in one night. In the first inning Ricky Ponting top scored with 164, to see his team set the highest total in ODI cricket, 434. Chasing the highest total ever, the never say die attitude of the Proteas cricket team was put on display by Herschelle Gibbs when he scored 175 runs to win the game by 1 wicket with 1 ball remaining, and by doing so South Africa set the highest total in ODI cricket, 438.
| First Test Match | South Africa v England – Dec 24-29, 1956 |
| Last Test Match | South Africa v Australia – Feb 26-Mar 2, 2009 |
| Matches Played | 31 |
| Matches Won by Home Side | 12 |
| Matches Won by Touring Side | 9 |
| Matches Drawn | 10 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Highest Individual Innings (Test) | 214 Greg Blewett 1997 South Africa v Australia |
| Best Bowling (Innings)(Test) | 9/113 Hugh Tayfield 1957 South Africa v England |
| Best Bowling (Match)(Test) | 13/192Hugh Tayfield 1957 South Africa v England |
| Highest Team Innings | 652/7 dec by Australia 2002 v South Africa |
| Lowest Team Innings | 72 South Africa 1956 v England |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 294/8 Australia 2005/6 v South Africa |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 30.25 |
| Average Runs per Over | 2.96 |
Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini share the title for most wickets taken at The Wanderers, with 53 each. Polly has a slightly better economy rate of 2.44. Jacques Kallis holds the record for most runs at the ground on 994, which includes two centuries, four half-centuries with a highest score of 186 against New Zealand.
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And it was the scene of one of the most memorable ODI games as we thumped Australia into submission… Brings back fond memories of Mick Lewis all over again – makes me feel warm and fuzzy
ha ha, ja what a chop. the most expensive bowler in ODI history