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Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Cricket ground
Cricket ground
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ground_name | Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium |
| nickname | Kingsmead |
| image | Kingsmead2009.jpg |
| caption | Panoramic view of the Kingsmead |
| country | South Africa |
| location | Durban, South Africa |
| coordinates | |
| seating_capacity | 25,000 |
| tenants | Dolphins |
| end1 | Umgeni End |
| end2 | Old Fort End |
| international | true |
| firsttestdate | 18–22 January |
| firsttestyear | 1923 |
| firsttesthome | South Africa |
| firsttesthomevar | 1912 |
| firsttestaway | England |
| lasttestdate | 27–30 November |
| lasttestyear | 2024 |
| lasttesthome | South Africa |
| lasttestaway | Sri Lanka |
| firstodidate | 17 December |
| firstodiyear | 1992 |
| firstodihomevar | 1928 |
| firstodihome | South Africa |
| firstodiaway | India |
| lastodidate | 7 February |
| lastodiyear | 2020 |
| lastodihome | South Africa |
| lastodiaway | England |
| firstt20idate | 12 September |
| firstt20iyear | 2007 |
| firstt20ihome | Kenya |
| firstt20iaway | New Zealand |
| lastt20idate | 10 December |
| lastt20iyear | 2024 |
| lastt20ihome | South Africa |
| lastt20iaway | Pakistan |
| firstwtestdate | 31 December 1960–3 January |
| firstwtestyear | 1961 |
| firstwtesthome | South Africa |
| firstwtesthomevar | 1928 |
| firstwtestaway | England |
| lastwtestdate | 10–13 March |
| lastwtestyear | 1972 |
| lastwtesthome | South Africa |
| lastwtesthomevar | 1928 |
| lastwtestaway | New Zealand |
| firstwodidate | 20 January |
| firstwodiyear | 2021 |
| firstwodihome | South Africa |
| firstwodiaway | Pakistan |
| lastwodidate | 1 October |
| lastwodiyear | 2023 |
| lastwodihome | South Africa |
| lastwodiaway | New Zealand |
| firstwt20idate | 4 March |
| firstwt20iyear | 2016 |
| firstwt20ihome | South Africa |
| firstwt20iaway | West Indies |
| lastwt20idate | 3 February |
| lastwt20iyear | 2021 |
| lastwt20ihome | South Africa |
| lastwt20iaway | Pakistan |
| year1 | 1923–present |
| club1 | Hollywoodbets Dolphins |
| year2 | 2018-2019 |
| club2 | Durban Heat |
| year3 | 2023-present |
| club3 | Durban's Super Giants |
| date | 1 December |
| year | 2024 |
| source | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59089.html ESPNCricinfo |
| image_size | 300px |
Kingsmead Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000, 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.
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.
References
References
- [http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/south_africa.shtml Stadiums in South Africa] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-07-21 . World Stadiums. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.)
- Mercury Reporter. (8 October 2019). "Hollywoodbets takes on stadium naming rights". The Mercury.
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287873.html] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 28 April 2016
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