Jan Smuts Ground Explained

Jan Smuts Ground should not be confused with Jan Smuts Stadium.

Ground Name:	Jan Smuts Ground
Country:	South Africa
Location:	East London, Eastern Cape
Establishment:	c1905
Year1:	1906  - 1988
Club1:	Border
Date:	13 November
Year:	2009
Source:	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1594.html CricketArchive

Jan Smuts Ground (formerly known as Recreation Ground and The Oval) is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1906, when the East London cricket team hosted the touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Border used the ground as their principal home ground from the 1906 - 07 season until 1987 - 88.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jan Smuts Ground, East London . CricketArchive. subscription . 29 December 2017.
2. Web site: Other matches played on Jan Smuts Ground, East London . CricketArchive. subscription . 29 December 2017.
3. Web site: First-Class Matches played on the Jan Smuts Ground, East London . CricketArchive . subscription. 29 December 2017.
4. Web site: List A Matches played on the Jan Smuts Ground, East London . CricketArchive . subscription. 29 December 2017.