South AfricaTest and ODI ground1992 to 2023
Buffalo Park
East London, South Africa
Buffalo Park records at a glance
At Buffalo Park, the highest Test team total is 252 by Bangladesh in 2002; the highest individual score is 200 by Graeme Smith in 2002.
At Buffalo Park, the highest ODI team total is 369/6 by South Africa in 2017; the highest individual score is 150 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul in 1999; the highest successful chase is 257/5 by Sri Lanka in 1994.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 252 (Bangladesh, 2002) | 369/6 (South Africa, 2017) |
| Lowest completed total | 170 (Bangladesh, 2002) | 115 (England, 1996) |
| Highest successful chase | – | 257/5 (Sri Lanka, 1994) |
| Highest individual score | Graeme Smith 200 (2002) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 150 (1999) |
| Best bowling | Makhaya Ntini 5/19 (2002) | Shaun Pollock 6/35 (1999) |
| Most runs at the ground | Graeme Smith 200 | Jacques Kallis 409 |
| Most wickets at the ground | David Terbrugge 7 | Shaun Pollock 19 |
| Average first-innings total | – | 231 |
Buffalo Park in numbers
Buffalo Park, in East London, South Africa, has staged 1 Test and 23 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between South Africa and India in 1992, and the most recent international here was in 2023.
In Tests
None of the 1 Test played at Buffalo Park has been drawn, 1 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. South Africa have played only 1 of them; the most frequent sides are Bangladesh (1) and South Africa (1).
Graeme Smith has made more Test runs here than anyone, 200 in 1 innings with 1 hundred, and David Terbrugge has taken the most wickets, 7 in 1 Test.
- Highest total: Bangladesh's 252 (2002)
- Highest individual score: Graeme Smith, 200 against Bangladesh (2002)
- Best bowling: Makhaya Ntini, 5 for 19 (2002)
- Heaviest defeat: Bangladesh, by an innings and 107 runs against South Africa (2002)
In one-day internationals
Of the 23 ODIs played at Buffalo Park, sides batting first have won 11 and chasing sides 12. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. South Africa have played 19 of those ODIs and won 14, lost 5, a win rate of 74%. The most frequent visitors have been England (4) and Pakistan (4).
The average first-innings total was 213 in the 1990s (10 ODIs) and 242 in the 2010s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 10 ODIs, against 9 in the 2000s.
Jacques Kallis has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 409 in 13 innings, and Shaun Pollock has taken the most wickets, 19 in 12 ODIs.
- Highest total: South Africa's 369 for 6 (2017)
- Lowest completed innings: England's 115 (1996)
- Highest individual score: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 150 against South Africa (1999)
- Best bowling: Shaun Pollock, 6 for 35 (1999)
- Widest win by runs: South Africa, by 200 runs over Bangladesh (2017)
Tests at Buffalo Park
1 Test, 2002. The first was South Africa v Bangladesh on 18 October 2002: South Africa won by an innings and 107 runs.
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | South Africa | 1 | 200 | 1 |
| Gary Kirsten | South Africa | 1 | 150 | 1 |
| Al Sahariar | Bangladesh | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Sanuar Hossain | Bangladesh | 2 | 80 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1 | 75 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Terbrugge | South Africa | 1 | 7 |
| Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 1 | 7 |
| Nantie Hayward | South Africa | 1 | 4 |
| Talha Jubair | Bangladesh | 1 | 2 |
| Claude Henderson | South Africa | 1 | 2 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 252
- Lowest completed total
- 170
- Highest score
- 200 · Graeme Smith
- Best bowling
- 5/19 · Makhaya Ntini
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 107
ODIs at Buffalo Park
23 ODIs, 1992 to 2023. The first was South Africa v India on 19 December 1992: India won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 213 |
| 2000s | 9 | 235 |
| 2010s | 3 | 242 |
| 2020s | 1 | 335 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 13 | 409 | 0 |
| Jonty Rhodes | South Africa | 12 | 307 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | South Africa | 8 | 276 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | South Africa | 4 | 250 | 1 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | South Africa | 4 | 217 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 12 | 19 |
| Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 4 | 9 |
| Lance Klusener | South Africa | 9 | 9 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 3 | 8 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 12 | 8 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 369/6
- Lowest completed total
- 115
- Highest score
- 150 · Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- Best bowling
- 6/35 · Shaun Pollock
- Biggest win by runs
- 200 runs
Most recent matches
- West Indies v South Africa (ODI, 18 March 2023): West Indies won by 48 runs
- South Africa v Bangladesh (ODI, 22 October 2017): South Africa won by 200 runs
- West Indies v South Africa (ODI, 21 January 2015): South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 152 balls remaining)
- Sri Lanka v South Africa (ODI, 14 January 2012): South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Zimbabwe v South Africa (ODI, 18 September 2006): South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 134 balls remaining)
- South Africa v England (ODI, 9 February 2005): South Africa won by 7 runs
- Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (ODI, 15 March 2003): Sri Lanka won by 74 runs
- South Africa v Canada (ODI, 27 February 2003): South Africa won by 118 runs
- Netherlands v England (ODI, 16 February 2003): England won by 6 wickets (with 160 balls remaining)
- South Africa v Pakistan (ODI, 13 December 2002): South Africa won by 62 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 1 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 23 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive