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Old Wanderers

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Also or formerly known as Old Wanderers Front Ground; Old Wanderers No. 1 Ground
Unused since 1946 - Built over by Johannesburg Railway Station
Home team(s) Transvaal
Current local time 06:26, Thu Oct 16, 2008 (UTC +0200)
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Records and statistics
Statistics Ground records | Statsguru Tests
First Test South Africa v England - Mar 2-4, 1896 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v England - Feb 18-22, 1939 scorecard

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The Old Wanderers ground was the first in Johannesburg and hosted Test matches through to the end of the 1945-46 season when the land was required for the expansion of a railway and cricket was moved to the nearby Ellis Park, the city's major rugby ground.
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