Newlands Cricket Ground

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Newlands Cricket Ground
Aerial view of the Newlands Cricket Ground
Aerial view of the Newlands Cricket Ground
Data
place South AfricaSouth Africa Cape Town , South Africa
Coordinates 33 ° 58 '25.3 "  S , 18 ° 28' 8.2"  E Coordinates: 33 ° 58 '25.3 "  S , 18 ° 28' 8.2"  E
opening 1888
surface Natural grass
capacity 25,000 seats
Societies)
  • Cape Cobras
Events

The Newlands Cricket Ground is a cricket - Stadium in the South African city of Cape Town . The stadium serves as the home of the Cape Cobra .

Capacity and infrastructure

The stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000. The two ends are called Wynberg End and Kelvin Grove End .

use

International cricket has been played in the stadium since 1889, but was discontinued in 1970 with the stop of international cricket in South Africa. It did not continue until 1993. When Cricket World Cup 2003 here five games were held.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Newlands ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 12, 2016.