Centurion Park
Centurion Park is a cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. It is also known as SuperSport Park since television company Supersport bought shares in the stadium. The capacity of the ground is 22,000. [1][2]
Centurion | |||||||
Crowd during a function in 2006 at the park | |||||||
Ground information | |||||||
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Location | Centurion, South Africa | ||||||
Coordinates | 25°51′35″S 28°11′43″E | ||||||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||||||
Owner | Supersport | ||||||
Tenants | South Africa national cricket team | ||||||
End names | |||||||
West Lane End Hennops River End | |||||||
International information | |||||||
First Test | 16–20 November 1995: South Africa v England | ||||||
Last Test | 26–30 December 2020: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||||
First ODI | 11 December 1992: South Africa v India | ||||||
Last ODI | 6 March 2019: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||||
First T20I | 29 March 2009: South Africa v Australia | ||||||
Last T20I | 16 February 2020: South Africa v England | ||||||
First WODI | 13 March 2002: South Africa v India | ||||||
Last WODI | 12 February 2016: South Africa v England | ||||||
First WT20I | 1 February 2018: South Africa v India | ||||||
Last WT20I | 6 February 2019: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||||
Team information | |||||||
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As of 26 December 2020 Source: Cricinfo |
The Titans cricket team, have played most of their home games here since 2004. The ground was home to the Titan's predecessor team Northerns (previously Northern Transvaal) since 1986.
Name
The town of Verwoerdburg was renamed Centurion at the end of apartheid, with the politically neutral new name of the town coming from that of the cricket ground.
Notable fixtures
This ground was a venue for 2003 Cricket World Cup and the Indian Premier League 2009 which took place in South Africa. It was also selected as a venue for ICC Champions Trophy 2009 and hosted the final on 5 October 2009, one of the greatest achievements for this stadium. Sachin Tendulkar also scored his 50th Test Match century on this ground.[3][4]
It hosted an Australian rules football practice match in 2008 between Carlton and Fremantle.
Supersport Park also hosted a domestic and continental Sixes tournament, where home side, the Titans, came out on top in the domestic competition, and South Africa winning the continental competition against Kenya in the final.
From the summer of 2018/19, the ground usually hosts a Boxing Day Test.
Music
On 17 September 2011, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for Gravity Tour supporting their album Gravity.[5]
Records
Test records
- Highest Test Total: 621/10 – South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, 26 December 2020
- Highest Individual Test Score: 208 – Hashim Amla, South Africa vs. West Indies, 17 December 2014
- Best Test Innings Bowling Figures: 8/34 – Kyle Abbott, South Africa vs. Pakistan, 22 February 2013
- Best Test Match Bowling Figures: 15/124 – Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs. England, 22 January 2016
References
- "SuperSport Park". TravelGround. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- "Cricket Grounds in South Africa • CricTours". CricTours. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- "Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Test Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 16-20 2010, Match Summary, ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Retrieved 2020-12-26.