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Cricket stadium
![]() Interactive map of Willowmoore Park | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Benoni, South Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Establishment | 1924 |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Tenants | South Africa national cricket team |
| End names | |
| Chalet End Ekurhuleni End | |
| International information | |
| First men's ODI | 9 February 1997: |
| Last men's ODI | 31 March 2023: |
| First men's T20I | 15 September 2022: |
| Last men's T20I | 19 December 2023: |
| First women's ODI | 28 March 2005: |
| Last women's ODI | 23 December 2023: |
| First women's T20I | 22 May 2019: |
| Last women's T20I | 27 March 2024: |
| As of 27 March 2024 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Willowmoore Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Benoni, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] The stadium holds 20,000 people. It opened in 1924.
Records
[edit]T20I records
[edit]- Highest T20I total: 205/5 – Botswana vs. Eswatini, Southern Africa Cup, 29 May 2023
- Highest Individual T20I Score: 102 – Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, 27 March 2024
- Best T20I Bowling Figure: 5/18 – Dhruv Maisuria, Botswana vs. Ghana, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 18 September 2022
- Highest T20I Partnership: 147* (for the 3rd wicket) – Riazat Ali Shah & Deusdedit Muhumuza, Uganda vs. Tanzania, 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup, 22 September 2022
List of International five-wicket hauls
[edit]The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.[3]
| # | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/18 | Dhruv Maisuria | 2 | 18 September 2022 | Won |
References
[edit]- ↑ Willowmoore Park Cricinfo
- ↑ Willowmoore Park CricketArchive
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 3 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Cricinfo Website – Ground Page Archived 22 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Cricket Archive page
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