St George's Park

St George's Park in numbers

St George's Park, in Gqeberha, South Africa, has staged 32 Tests and 43 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between South Africa and England in 1889, and the most recent international here was in 2023. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Crusaders Ground (1889 to 2001) and St George's Park (2002 to 2023). Its Tests span 130 years and more.

Of the 32 Tests played at St George's Park, 5 were drawn (16%), 14 won by the side batting first and 13 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. South Africa have played 32 of those Tests and won 14, lost 13 and drawn or tied 5, a win rate of 44%. The most frequent visitors have been England (10) and Australia (7). The average first-innings total was 288 in the 1950s (4 Tests) and 346 in the 2010s (7 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 7 Tests, against 6 in the 1990s. Dean Elgar has made more Test runs here than anyone, 667 in 15 innings with 2 hundreds, and Allan Donald has taken the most wickets, 40 in 7 Tests. The highest total is Australia's 549 for 7 in 1950; the lowest completed innings South Africa's 30 in 1896; the highest individual score Herschelle Gibbs's 196 against India in 2001; the best bowling George Lohmann's 8 for 7 in 1896. The heaviest defeat was South Africa's, by an innings and 259 runs against Australia in 1950.

Of the 43 ODIs played at St George's Park, sides batting first have won 20 and chasing sides 22; 1 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. South Africa have played 36 of those ODIs and won 22, lost 13 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 61%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (11) and India (7). The average first-innings total was 215 in the 1990s (11 ODIs) and 243 in the 2010s (10 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 21 ODIs, against 11 in the 1990s. Jacques Kallis has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 670 in 17 innings with 1 hundred, and Shaun Pollock has taken the most wickets, 20 in 17 ODIs. The highest total is Pakistan's 335 for 6 in 2002; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 112 in 2003; the highest individual score Saleem Elahi's 135 against South Africa in 2002; the best bowling Andy Bichel's 7 for 20 in 2003. The widest margin by runs was Pakistan's 182-run win over South Africa in 2002. The closest finishes: West Indies won by 1 wicket (2015) and Pakistan won by 1 run (2013).

Tests at St George's Park

32 Tests, 1889 to 2022. The first was South Africa v England on 12 March 1889: England won by 8 wickets.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at St George's Park

43 ODIs, 1992 to 2023. The first was India v South Africa on 9 December 1992: South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• West Indies won by 1 wicket (with 9 balls remaining) (2015)
• Pakistan won by 1 run (2013)

Most recent matches

• India v South Africa (ODI, 19 December 2023): South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
• South Africa v Bangladesh (Test, 8 April 2022): South Africa won by 332 runs
• England v South Africa (Test, 16 January 2020): England won by an innings and 53 runs
• Sri Lanka v South Africa (ODI, 13 March 2019): South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 103 balls remaining)
• South Africa v Sri Lanka (Test, 21 February 2019): Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
• South Africa v Pakistan (ODI, 19 January 2019): Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
• Australia v South Africa (Test, 9 March 2018): South Africa won by 6 wickets
• India v South Africa (ODI, 13 February 2018): India won by 73 runs
• South Africa v Zimbabwe (Test, 26 December 2017): South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs
• Sri Lanka v South Africa (ODI, 28 January 2017): South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)

Names in the scorecards

Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.