Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban
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| Capacity: 25,000 |
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| Floodlights : Yes |
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| Ends : Umgeni
End, Old Fort Road End |
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| Home team : Nashua Dolphins |
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| Local time : GMT +0200 |
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| Tests |
ODIs |
T20s |
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- Played: 39
- Win by home side: 13
- Win by visitors: 13
- Win by neutral team: 0
- Win batting 1st: 15
- Win batting 2nd: 11
- Drawn: 13
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- Played: 37
- Win by home side: 15
- Win by visitors: 9
- Win by neutral team: 7
- Win batting 1st: 17
- Win batting 2nd: 14
- Tied: 1
- No result: 5 |
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Played: 10
- Win by home side: 2
- Win by visitors: 1
- Win by neutral team: 5
- Win batting 1st: 5
- Win batting 2nd: 3
- Tied: 1
- No result: 1 |
Recent
highest test totals:
- England 574/9d (2009)
- England 570/7d (2004)
- South Africa 556/4d (2008) |
Recent
highest ODI totals:
- Pakistan 351/4 (2007)
- South Africa 329/6 (2005)
- Australia 286/7 (2009) |
Recent
highest T20 totals:
- India 218/4 (2007)
- England 200/6 (2007)
- India 188/5 (2007) |
| Highest
individual score:275
(Gary Kirsten) |
Highest
individual score:
128 (Brian Lara) |
Highest
individual score: 89* (Justin Kemp) |
| Best
bowling (innings):
8/69 (Hugh Tayfield) |
Best
bowling: 6/23
(Ashish Nehra) |
Best
bowling: 4/7
(Mark Gillespie) |
| Best
bowling (match): 13/173
(Clarrie Grimmett) |
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| Average
S/R: 30.50 |
Average
S/R: 28.24 |
Average
S/R: 20.93 |
| Average
RpO: 2.78 |
Average
RpO: 4.67 |
Average
RpO: 7.71 |
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| Highest
Individual Scores |
275 - G Kirsten (SA)
274 -
RG Pollock (SA)
243 -
E Paynter (Eng)
219 -
WJ Edrich (Eng)
181 -
CP Mead (Eng) |
128 - BC Lara (WI)
124 -
MS Atapattu (SL)
119* -
JH Kallis (SA)
118 -
HH Gibbs (SA)
117 -
GC Smith (SA)
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89* - JM Kemp (SA)
70 -
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
68 -
V Sehwag (Ind)
62 -
ML Hayden (Aus)
58 -
G Gambhir (Ind) |
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| Best
Bowling Analysis |
8/69 - HJ Tayfield
(SA)
7/23 -
HJ Tayfield (SA)
7/29 -
GF Bissett (SA)
7/46 -
AR Caddick (Eng)
7/84 -
FA Rose (WI) |
6/23 - A Nehra (Ind)
5/25 -
Waqar Younis (Pak)
5/25 -
KD Mills (NZ)
5/27 -
A Codrington (Can)
4/10 -
CR Mathhews (SA) |
4/13 - RP Singh (Ind)
4/17 -
M Morkel (SA)
4/18 -
Mohammad Asif (Pak)
4/19 -
Shahid Afridi (Pak)
4/25 -
Umar Gul (Pak) |
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| Record
Partnerships |
1st
- 273 -
ME Trescothick/AJ Strauss (Eng)
2nd - 280 -
WJ Edrich/PA Gibb (Eng)
3rd - 242
- WR Hammond/E Paynter (Eng)
4th - 249 -
JH Kallis/G Kirsten (SA)
5th - 192 -
G Kirsten/MV Boucher (SA)
6th - 206*
- KF Barrington/JM Parks (Eng)
7th - 143 -
BM McMillan/DJ Richardson (SA)
8th - 101 -
PK Amre/KS More (Ind)
9th - 86 -
MV Boucher/AB de Villiers (SA)
10th - 92 -
AER Gilligan/CAG Russell (Eng) |
1st
- 170
- ML Hayden/AC Gilchrist (Aus)
2nd - 197 -
BC Lara/PV Simmons (WI)
3rd - 136*
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Ijaz Ahmed/Salim Malik (Pak)
4th - 152
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MS Atapattu/PA de Silva (SL)
5th - 183*
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JH Kallis/JN Rhodes (SA)
6th - 97
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JN Rhodes/MV Boucher (SA)
7th - 99 -
JN Rhodes/SM Pollock (SA)
8th - 65
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DR Martyn/DW Fleming (Aus)
9th - 55 -
DR Martyn/B Lee (Aus)
A Flintoff/AR Caddick (Eng)
10th - 72
- Andul Razzaq/Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1st
- 136 -
G Gambhir, V Sehwag (India)
2nd - 43 -
KP Pietersen, VS Solanki (Eng)
3rd - 84
- RV Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh (India)
4th - 65 -
MV Boucher, JM Kemp (SA)
5th - 85 -
MS Dhoni, RG Sharma (India)
6th - 69
- MV Boucher, JA Morkel (SA)
7th - 38 -
Misbah-ul-Haq, Yasir Arafat (Pak)
8th - 23 -
RM Haq, CM Wright (Scot)
9th - 27 -
RL Bhudia, JK Kamande (Kenya)
10th - 18 -
RM Haq, JD Nel (Scot) |
Kingsmead is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SouthAfrica. It
currently operates under the sponsorship-based name of
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead with grass terracing makes up part of the
viewing area.
When a Test series is played in South Africa, this ground
usually hosts the Boxing Day Test.
This venue hosted the first Test for the South African
cricket team after re-admission into international cricket and also
hosted the timeless Test against the English cricket team in 1939. This
Test 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 January 18, 1923, which resulted in a draw.
Highlights in the history of Kingsmead include South Africa's
innings and 129-run demolition of Australia, in February 1970, when
Graeme Pollock and Barry Richards, thrashed the Australian bowling to
all parts of the ground as they scored 274 and 140 respectively.
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 been blamed on changes in the tide, but nobody has
been able to prove this theory.
Kingsmead's easterly location - but within the same timezone
as the rest of South Africa - means it is prone to bad light and the
humid climate can result in powerful thunderstorms. The ground still
incorporates traditional grass banks, as well as towering modern
stands. Being in the centre of Durban makes it easily accessible by
public transport, or on foot, but parking is limited.
It is the stadium used every other year for the finish of the
Comrades Marathon, an ultramarathon run annually between Durban and
Pietermaritzburg. Because the run alternates directions each year, it
only finishes in Durban in odd-numbered years.
As at January 29, 2013
