Boland Park Explained

Boland Park should not be confused with Boland Stadium.

Ground Name:Boland Park
Country:South Africa
Location:Paarl, South Africa
Coordinates:-33.7414°N 18.9983°W
Establishment:1996
Seating Capacity:10,000
Operator:Boland
End1:Riebeeck Kelders End
End2:Stables End
International:true
Firstodidate:27 January
Firstodiyear:1997
Firstodihome:India
Firstodiaway:Zimbabwe
Lastodidate:21 December
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodihome:South Africa
Lastodiaway:India
Onlyt20idate:29 November
Onlyt20iyear:2020
Onlyt20ihome:South Africa
Onlyt20iaway:England
Onlywtestdate:19–22 March
Onlywtestyear:2002
Onlywtesthome:South Africa
Onlywtestaway:India
Firstwodidate:16 October
Firstwodiyear:2009
Firstwodihome:South Africa
Firstwodiaway:West Indies
Lastwodidate:24 October
Lastwodiyear:2016
Lastwodihome:South Africa
Lastwodiaway:New Zealand
Firstwt20idate:25 October
Firstwt20iyear:2009
Firstwt20ihome:South Africa
Firstwt20iaway:West Indies
Lastwt20idate:19 February
Lastwt20iyear:2023
Lastwt20ihome:New Zealand
Lastwt20iaway:Sri Lanka
Year1:1996-present
Club1:Boland
Year2:2005-2021
Club2:Cape Cobras
Year3:2018-2019
Club3:Paarl Rocks
Year4:2023-present
Club4:Paarl Royals
Date:21 December
Year:2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59147.html Cricinfo

Boland Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Paarl, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted three matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Boland cricket team and the Paarl Royals both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.

History

2003 Cricket World Cup

The following 2003 Cricket World Cup matches were played at Boland Park.

International centuries

Ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[2]

No. Score Player Team Balls Innings Opposing team Date Result
1 100* 139 2 Won
2 111 124 1 Won
3 146 132 1 Won
4 102* 118 2 Won
5 112 128 1 Won
6 176 104 1 Won
7 123 114 1 Won
8 110 143 1 Won
9 129 98 1 Won
10 108 114 1 Won

International five-wicket hauls

Two five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, both in men's One Day Internationals.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Boland Park
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 2 9.5 41 5 Tie[3]
2 1 10 54 5 South Africa won[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sri Lanka's surrender in numbers. 28 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records. 27 December 2016. ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66070.html 3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997
  4. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/514035.html 1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012