Turfhall Park Explained

Ground Name:	Turfhall Park
Country:	South Africa
Location:	Cape Town, South Africa
Coord:	-33.9871°N 18.5132°W
Club1:	Western Province
Year1:	1975/76–1978/79
Date:	28 June
Year:	2022
Source:	https://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/ground/265724.html Ground profile

Turfhall Park was a cricket ground in Cape Town, South Africa.

History

The Western Province cricket team first played first-class cricket at the ground against Natal in the 1975–76 Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Trophy. The ground played host to Western Province in a further two first-class matches in 1976, before hosting them in 1978 in the final first-class match to be played at the ground.^[1] Cricket is no longer played at Turfhall Park, with a series of softball pitches replacing the cricket ground.^[2]

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 303 all out by Western Province v Transvaal, 1975–76^[3]
• Lowest team total: 67 all out by Western Province v Transvaal, as above^[4]
• Highest individual innings: 77 by Brian O'Connell for Western Province v Transvaal, as above^[3]
• Best bowling in an innings: 7–35 by Rushdi Magiet for Western Province v Transvaal, 1978–79^[5]
• Best bowling in a match: 9–46 by Winston Carelse for Western Province v Transvaal, 1975–76^[3]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in South Africa

External links

• Turfhall Park at ESPNcricinfo

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Notes and References

1. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Turfhall Park, Cape Town (4). CricketArchive. 2022-06-28. subscription.
2. Web site: Turfhall Stadium. www.capetown.gov.za. 2022-06-28.
3. Web site: Western Province v Transvaal, Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Trophy 1975/76. 2022-06-28. subscription.
4. Web site: Turfhall Park, Cape Town – Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket. 2022-06-28. subscription.
5. Web site: Turfhall Park, Cape Town – Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket. 2022-06-28. subscription.