Kingsmead Cricket Ground

Cricket ground

29°51′0.21″S 31°1′40.13″E / 29.8500583°S 31.0278139°E / -29.8500583; 31.0278139Capacity25,000TenantsHollywoodbets DolphinsEnd namesUmgeni End
Old Fort EndInternational informationFirst Test18–22 January 1923:
 South Africa v  EnglandLast Test31 March–4 April 2022:
 South Africa v  BangladeshFirst ODI17 December 1992:
 South Africa v  IndiaLast ODI7 February 2020:
 South Africa v  EnglandFirst T20I12 September 2007:
 Kenya v  New ZealandLast T20I3 September 2023:
 South Africa v  AustraliaFirst women's Test31 December 1960–3 January 1961:
 South Africa v  EnglandLast women's Test10–13 March 1972:
 South Africa v  New ZealandFirst WODI20 January 2021:
 South Africa v  PakistanLast WODI1 October 2023:
 South Africa v  New ZealandFirst WT20I4 March 2016:
 South Africa v  West IndiesLast WT20I3 February 2021:
 South Africa v  PakistanTeam information
Hollywoodbets Dolphins (1923–present)
Durban Heat (2018-2019)
Durban's Super Giants (2023-present)
As of 10 December 2023
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Kingsmead is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000,[1] although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. The 'end names' are the Umgeni End (north) and the Old Fort Road End (south). It is the home ground of the Hollywoodbets Dolphins.

In October 2019, Hollywoodbets was announced as the naming rights sponsor to the ground, with it now being known as Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium until August 2024.[2]

Cricket

The venue hosted the first home Test for the South African cricket team after re-admission into international cricket and also hosted the Test against the English cricket team in 1939, which lasted from the third to the thirteenth of March and was called off over fears that the English would miss their ship home.

The first Test match to be played here was between South Africa and England on 18 January 1923, which resulted in a draw on the 5th day

It has been renowned as a seamers wicket, and there is also a famous myth regarding how the tide affects batting conditions, as the ground is quite close to the beach. Many batting collapses in matches in the past have jokingly been blamed on changes in the tide.[citation needed]

On 19 September 2007 the ground witnessed Yuvraj Singh's iconic six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad's over in the World Twenty20 match between India and England, to mark the fastest fifty ever in any form of cricket.[3]

A panoramic view of the Kingsmead during South Africa vs Australia in 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ Stadiums in South Africa Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. World Stadiums. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  2. ^ Mercury Reporter (8 October 2019). "Hollywoodbets takes on stadium naming rights". The Mercury.
  3. ^ [1] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 28 April 2016