South Africa / Grounds
25,000
Wynberg End, Kelvin Grove End
Western Province
09:09, Wed Feb 10, 2010 (UTC +0200)
Records and statistics
| South Africa v England - Mar 25-26, 1889 | Scorecard | |
| South Africa v England - Jan 3-7, 2010 | Scorecard | |
| Statsguru Tests | Match results | Highest totals | Most runs | Most wickets | ||
| South Africa v India - Dec 7, 1992 | Scorecard | |
| South Africa v England - Nov 27, 2009 | Scorecard | |
| Statsguru ODIs | Match results | Highest totals | Most runs | Most wickets | ||
| Australia v Zimbabwe - Sep 12, 2007 | Scorecard | |
| New Zealand v Pakistan - Sep 22, 2007 | Scorecard | |
| Statsguru T20Is | Match results | Highest totals | Most runs | Most wickets | ||
Profile
Newlands, home of Western Province Cricket, has been described by many, together with the Adelaide Oval in Australia, as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the World. Nestled behind and at the foot of Table Mountain it is one of the most picturesque places in the world to watch cricket.
Over the past five years numerous changes have been made to the ground. This has slightly taken away from its former splendor. Large portions of the grass embankments have been replaced by pavilions increasing the seating capacity to 25,000.
Newlands is one of the few grounds in South Africa that assists spin bowlers borne out by the fact that many of South African spinners have come from the Western Cape. The pitch is also very conducive to results with a small percentage of Tests played ending up as drawn.
Newlands is also favoured with a Mediterranean winter rainfall climate allowing for perfect weather to watch and play cricket in.
(Keith Lane, August 2002)
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