De Beers Diamond Oval

Diamond Oval
De Beers Country Club
Ground information
LocationKimberley
End names
North End
South End
International information
First ODI7 April 1998:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI1 February 2023:
 South Africa v  England
Only T20I10 October 2010:
 South Africa v  Zimbabwe
First WODI8 October 2016:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
Last WODI13 April 2024:
 South Africa v  Sri Lanka
First WT20I17 May 2018:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
Last WT20I8 December 2023:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
Team information
Griqualand West (1973–2015)
VKB Knights (2004–)
Northern Cape (2015–)
As of 13 April 2024
Source: 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]

International Centuries

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As of February 2023 ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[3]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns Opposing team Date Result
1 116* Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan 110 2  Sri Lanka 7 April 1998 Won
2 101 Gary Kirsten  South Africa 107 2  New Zealand 28 October 2000 Won
3 108* Herschelle Gibbs  South Africa 92 2  Sri Lanka 4 December 2002 Won
4 119 Chris Gayle  West Indies 151 1  Kenya 4 March 2003 Won
5 145* Kane Williamson  New Zealand 136 1  South Africa 22 January 2013 Won
6 110* Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 116 1  South Africa 15 October 2017 Lost
7 168* Quinton de Kock  South Africa 145 2  Bangladesh 15 October 2017 Won
8 110* Hashim Amla  South Africa 112 2  Bangladesh 15 October 2017 Won
9 118 Dawid Malan  England 114 1  South Africa 1 February 2023 Won
10 131 Jos Buttler  England 127 1  South Africa 1 February 2023 Won

International five-wicket hauls

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Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, four in men's ODIs and two in women's ODIs.[4]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Diamond Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Mark Ealham 30 January 2000  England  Zimbabwe 1 10 15 5 England won[5]
2 Wasim Akram 16 February 2003  Pakistan  Namibia 2 9 28 5 Pakistan won[6]
3 Vasbert Drakes 4 March 2003  West Indies  Kenya 2 10 33 5 West Indies won[7]
4 Jofra Archer 1 February 2023  England  South Africa 2 9.1 40 6 England won[8]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Diamond Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Morna Nielsen 11 October 2016  New Zealand  South Africa 2 10 39 5 South Africa won[9]
2 Holly Huddleston 13 October 2016  New Zealand  South Africa 1 10 25 5 New Zealand won[10]

References

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  1. ^ "De Beers Stadium, Kimberley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Diamond Oval, Kimberley". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ Diamond Oval, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  5. ^ 5th Match, Standard Bank Triangular Tournament at Kimberley, Jan 30 2000, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ^ 14th Match, ICC World Cup at Kimberley, Feb 16 2003, Cicinfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. ^ 42nd Match, ICC World Cup at Kimberley, Mar 4 2003, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. ^ 3rd ODI (D/N), Kimberley, February 01, 2023, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  9. ^ 2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kimberley, Oct 11 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  10. ^ 3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kimberley, Oct 13 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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