Buffalo Park

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.

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. The highest total is Bangladesh's 252 in 2002; the highest individual score Graeme Smith's 200 against Bangladesh in 2002; the best bowling Makhaya Ntini's 5 for 19 in 2002. The heaviest defeat was Bangladesh's, by an innings and 107 runs against South Africa in 2002.

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. The highest total is South Africa's 369 for 6 in 2017; the lowest completed innings England's 115 in 1996; the highest individual score Shivnarine Chanderpaul's 150 against South Africa in 1999; the best bowling Shaun Pollock's 6 for 35 in 1999. The widest margin by runs was South Africa's 200-run win over Bangladesh in 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.

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).

First-innings totals by decade

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