Buffalo Park

Buffalo Park is a cricket ground located in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is one of the home grounds for the Warriors cricket team, and the principal home ground for Border. It can hold up to 20,000 spectators.

Buffalo Park
Ground information
LocationEast London, Eastern Cape
Capacity15,000
End names
Buffalo Park Drive End
Bunkers Hill End
International information
Only Test18–21 October 2002:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
First ODI19 December 1992:
 South Africa v  India
Last ODI22 October 2017:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
First T20I23 December 2012:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
Last T20I12 February 2020:
 South Africa v  England
First WODI18 February 2004:
 South Africa v  England
Last WODI29 March 2016:
 South Africa v  West Indies
Only WT20I16 February 2018:
 South Africa v  India
As of 7 September 2020
Source: Cricinfo

Buffalo Park superseded the Jan Smuts Ground in East London as Border's main home ground in the 1987–88 season. It has hosted one Test match, in October 2002, and hosted a number of One Day Internationals.

It was also known as Mercedes-Benz Park, thanks to sponsorship from the German motor manufacturer.

International five-wicket hauls
As of 7 March 2020

Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.[1]

Test matches
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Makhaya Ntini18 October 2002 South Africa Bangladesh215195South Africa won[2]
2David Terbrugge18 October 2002 South Africa Bangladesh315465South Africa won[2]

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Wasim Akram15 February 1993 Pakistan South Africa[lower-alpha 1]26.1165Pakistan won[3]
2Shaun Pollock24 January 1999 South Africa West Indies110356West Indies won[4]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Deandra Dottin24 February 2016 West Indies South Africa28.5345West Indies won[5]

Twenty20 Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 Internationals at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Imran Tahir9 October 2018 South Africa Zimbabwe24235South Africa won[6]

See also

Notes
  1. This version of the Flag of South Africa was used between May 1928 and April 1994.

    References
    1. Buffalo Park, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
    2. 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 18-21 2002, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
    3. 4th Match, Total International Series at East London, Feb 15 1993, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
    4. 2nd ODI, West Indies tour of South Africa at East London, Jan 24 1999, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
    5. 1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at East London, Feb 24 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
    6. 1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 9 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.


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