Welkom Mines Recreation Ground | |
Location: | Welkom, Free State |
Broke Ground: | 1954 |
Opened: | 1954 |
Tenants: | Orange Free State cricket team (occasional) (1954-1963) |
Website: | Cricinfo |
Welkom Mines Recreation Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Welkom, Free State. The ground is mostly used for local cricket matches. It also hosted three first-class matches between 1954 and 1963 as the home ground for the Orange Free State cricket team,[1] the first being a loss to the Transvaal cricket team by nine wickets on November 26, 27 and 29; 1954 as a part of the 1954/55 Currie Cup.[2]