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Location | St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa | ||||||||
Coordinates | 33°57′59″S25°36′37″E / 33.96639°S 25.61028°E | ||||||||
Capacity | 19,000 | ||||||||
Tenants | South Africa national cricket team and Sunrisers Eastern Cape | ||||||||
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Duckpond End Park Drive End | |||||||||
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First Test | 12–13 March 1889: South Africa v England | ||||||||
Last Test | 8–11 April 2022: South Africa v Bangladesh | ||||||||
First ODI | 9 December 1992: South Africa v India | ||||||||
Last ODI | 19 December 2023: South Africa v India | ||||||||
First T20I | 16 December 2007: South Africa v West Indies | ||||||||
Last T20I | 12 December 2023: South Africa v India | ||||||||
Only women's Test | 2–5 December 1960: South Africa v England | ||||||||
First WT20I | 14 February 2023: Australia v Bangladesh | ||||||||
Last WT20I | 20 February 2023: India v Ireland | ||||||||
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As of 19 December 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
St George's Park Cricket Ground (commonly known as St George's Park, [1] [2] [3] Crusaders Ground [4] or simply Crusaders) is a cricket ground in St George's Park, South Africa. It is the home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, the Eastern Province Club and Sunrisers Eastern Cape. It is also one of the venues at which Test matches and One Day Internationals are played in South Africa. It is older than Kingswood College in Grahamstown. The ground is notable for its brass band that plays during major matches, adding a unique flavour to its atmosphere.
The ground hosted its first Test match in March 1889 when England defeated South Africa by 8 wickets. [1] This was South Africa’s first Test match. As of 2005 [update] , there have been 21 Test matches played at the ground of which South Africa has won 8 and their opponents 9 with 4 draws.
The first One Day International played at the ground was in December 1992 when South Africa beat India by 6 wickets. As of 2005 [update] , there have been 25 One Day Internationals played at the ground including five in the Cricket World Cup in 2003.
The ground's official name is acknowledging a commercial sponsorship arrangement. [5] However South African and other cricket fans continue to call the ground by its historic name, just "St George’s Park". Its nickname is "The Dragon's Lair" based on the famous legend of St George.
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