| Ground Name: | Diamond Oval |
| Nickname: | De Beers Country Club |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Location: | Kimberley |
| End1: | North End |
| End2: | South End |
| International: | true |
| Firstodidate: | 7 April |
| Firstodiyear: | 1998 |
| Firstodihome: | Pakistan |
| Firstodiaway: | Sri Lanka |
| Lastodidate: | 1 February |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodihome: | South Africa |
| Lastodiaway: | England |
| Onlyt20idate: | 10 October |
| Onlyt20iyear: | 2010 |
| Onlyt20ihome: | South Africa |
| Onlyt20iaway: | Zimbabwe |
| Firstwodidate: | 8 October |
| Firstwodiyear: | 2016 |
| Firstwodihome: | South Africa |
| Firstwodiaway: | New Zealand |
| Lastwodidate: | 13 April |
| Lastwodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastwodihome: | South Africa |
| Lastwodiaway: | Sri Lanka |
| Firstwt20idate: | 17 May |
| Firstwt20iyear: | 2018 |
| Firstwt20ihome: | South Africa |
| Firstwt20iaway: | Bangladesh |
| Lastwt20idate: | 8 December |
| Lastwt20iyear: | 2023 |
| Lastwt20ihome: | South Africa |
| Lastwt20iaway: | Bangladesh |
| Year1: | 1973–2015 |
| Club1: | Griqualand West |
| Year2: | 2004– |
| Club2: | VKB Knights |
| Year3: | 2015– |
| Club3: | Northern Cape |
| Date: | 13 April |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59135.html ESPN Cricinfo |
The De Beers Diamond Oval is a cricket stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 11,000. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and is the home venue of both the VKB Knights, in the Sunfoil Series, and Northern Cape (formerly Griqualand West), in the CSA Provincial Competitions. Griqualand West left the old De Beers Stadium ahead of the 1973–74 season and have been resident at the Diamond Oval since then.[1]
The ground is in the Cassandra suburb of Kimberley at the junction of Lardner Burke Avenue with Dickenson Avenue. It is adjacent to the Kimberley Country Club and close to the De Beers company's technical training campus.[2]
ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[3]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns | Opposing team | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116* | 110 | 2 | 7 April 1998 | Won | ||||
| 2 | 101 | 107 | 2 | 28 October 2000 | Won | ||||
| 3 | 108* | 92 | 2 | 4 December 2002 | Won | ||||
| 4 | 119 | 151 | 1 | 4 March 2003 | Won | ||||
| 5 | 145* | 136 | 1 | 22 January 2013 | Won | ||||
| 6 | 110* | 116 | 1 | 15 October 2017 | Lost | ||||
| 7 | 168* | 145 | 2 | 15 October 2017 | Won | ||||
| 8 | 110* | 112 | 2 | 15 October 2017 | Won | ||||
| 9 | 118 | 114 | 1 | 1 February 2023 | Won | ||||
| 10 | 131 | 127 | 1 | 1 February 2023 | Won |
Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, three in men's ODIs and two in women's ODIs.[4]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | England won[5] | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 5 | Pakistan won[6] | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 5 | West Indies won[7] | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 9.1 | 40 | 6 | England won[8] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 5 | South Africa won[9] | |||||
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 5 | New Zealand won[10] |