Newlands

Cape Town, South Africa

Also or formerly known as Sahara Park; Newlands; Western Province Cricket Club; Newlands 'A'
Capacity 25,000
End names Wynberg End, Kelvin Grove End
Home team Western Province
Current local time 01:13, Tue Aug 03, 2021 (UTC +0200)

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First Test	South Africa v England - Mar 25-26, 1889	Scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v England - Jan 3-7, 2020	Scorecard
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First ODI	South Africa v India - Dec 7, 1992	Scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v England - Dec 9, 2020	Scorecard
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First T20I	Australia v Zimbabwe - Sep 12, 2007	Scorecard
Last T20I	South Africa v England - Dec 1, 2020	Scorecard
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Newlands, home of Western Province Cricket, has been described by many, together with the Adelaide Oval in Australia, as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the World. Nestled behind and at the foot of Table Mountain it is one of the most picturesque places in the world to watch cricket.

Over the past five years numerous changes have been made to the ground. This has slightly taken away from its former splendor. Large portions of the grass embankments have been replaced by pavilions increasing the seating capacity to 25,000.

Newlands is one of the few grounds in South Africa that assists spin bowlers borne out by the fact that many of South African spinners have come from the Western Cape. The pitch is also very conducive to results with a small percentage of Tests played ending up as drawn.

Newlands is also favoured with a Mediterranean winter rainfall climate allowing for perfect weather to watch and play cricket in.

(Keith Lane, August 2002)