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.
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | East London, Eastern Cape |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| End names | |
| Buffalo Park Drive End Bunkers Hill End | |
| International information | |
| Only Test | 18–21 October 2002: South Africa v  Bangladesh |
| First ODI | 19 December 1992: South Africa v  India |
| Last ODI | 18 March 2023: South Africa v  West Indies |
| First T20I | 23 December 2012: South Africa v  New Zealand |
| Last T20I | 12 February 2020: South Africa v  England |
| First WODI | 18 February 2004: South Africa v England |
| Last WODI | 9 April 2024: South Africa v  Sri Lanka |
| First WT20I | 16 February 2018: South Africa v India |
| Last WT20I | 3 April 2024: South Africa v Sri Lanka |
| As of 9 April 2024 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Buffalo Park superseded the Jan Smuts Ground in East London as Border's main home ground in the 1987–88 season.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
edit- As of 7 March 2020
Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.[1]
Test matches
edit| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makhaya Ntini | 18 October 2002 | South Africa |
Bangladesh |
2 | 15 | 19 | 5 | South Africa won[2] |
| 2 | David Terbrugge | 18 October 2002 | South Africa |
Bangladesh |
3 | 15 | 46 | 5 | South Africa won[2] |
One Day Internationals
edit| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasim Akram | 15 February 1993 |  Pakistan |
South Africa |
2 | 6.1 | 16 | 5 | Pakistan won[3] |
| 2 | Shaun Pollock | 24 January 1999 | South Africa |
West Indies |
1 | 10 | 35 | 6 | West Indies won[4] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deandra Dottin | 24 February 2016 | West Indies |
South Africa |
2 | 8.5 | 34 | 5 | West Indies won[5] |
Twenty20 Internationals
edit| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 9 October 2018 | South Africa |
 Zimbabwe |
2 | 4 | 23 | 5 | South Africa won[6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Buffalo Park, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 18-21 2002, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 4th Match, Total International Series at East London, Feb 15 1993, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 2nd ODI, West Indies tour of South Africa at East London, Jan 24 1999, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at East London, Feb 24 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 9 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.