| De Beers Country Club | |||||||
| Ground information | |||||||
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| Location | Kimberley | ||||||
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| North End South End | |||||||
| International information | |||||||
| First ODI | 7 April 1998: Pakistan v  Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Last ODI | 30 September 2018: South Africa v  Zimbabwe | ||||||
| Only T20I | 10 October 2010: South Africa v Zimbabwe | ||||||
| First WODI | 8 October 2016: South Africa v  New Zealand | ||||||
| Last WODI | 11 May 2018: South Africa v  Bangladesh | ||||||
| Only WT20I | 17 May 2018: South Africa v Bangladesh | ||||||
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| As of 7 September 2020 Source: ESPN Cricinfo | |||||||
The De Beers Diamond Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 11,000. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and is the home venue of both the VKB Knights, in the Sunfoil Series, and Northern Cape (formerly Griqualand West), in the CSA Provincial Competitions. Griqualand West left the old De Beers Stadium ahead of the 1973–74 season and have been resident at the Diamond Oval since then.[1]
The ground is in the Cassandra district of Kimberley at the junction of Lardner Burke Avenue with Dickenson Avenue. It is adjacent to the Kimberley Country Club and close to the De Beers company's technical training campus.[2]
International Centuries
There are eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[3]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116* | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 110 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 7 April 1998 | Won |
| 2 | 101 | Gary Kirsten | South Africa | 107 | 2 | New Zealand | 28 October 2000 | Won |
| 3 | 108* | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 92 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 4 December 2002 | Won |
| 4 | 119 | Chris Gayle |  West Indies | 151 | 1 |  Kenya | 4 March 2003 | Won |
| 5 | 145* | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 136 | 1 | South Africa | 22 January 2013 | Won |
| 6 | 110* | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 116 | 1 | South Africa | 15 October 2017 | Lost |
| 7 | 168* | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 145 | 2 | Bangladesh | 15 October 2017 | Won |
| 8 | 110* | hashim Amla | South Africa | 112 | 2 | Bangladesh | 15 October 2017 | Won |
International five-wicket hauls
Five five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, three in men's ODIs and two in women's ODIs.[4]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Ealham | 30 January 2000 |  England | Zimbabwe | 1 | 10 | 15 | 5 | England won[5] |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 16 February 2003 | Pakistan |  Namibia | 2 | 9 | 28 | 5 | Pakistan won[6] |
| 3 | Vasbert Drakes | 4 March 2003 | West Indies | Kenya | 2 | 10 | 33 | 5 | West Indies won[7] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morna Nielsen | 11 October 2016 | New Zealand | South Africa | 2 | 10 | 39 | 5 | South Africa won[8] |
| 2 | Holly Huddleston | 13 October 2016 | New Zealand | South Africa | 1 | 10 | 25 | 5 | New Zealand won[9] |
References
- ^ "De Beers Stadium, Kimberley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Diamond Oval, Kimberley". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Diamond Oval, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 5th Match, Standard Bank Triangular Tournament at Kimberley, Jan 30 2000, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 14th Match, ICC World Cup at Kimberley, Feb 16 2003, Cicinfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 42nd Match, ICC World Cup at Kimberley, Mar 4 2003, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kimberley, Oct 11 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ 3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kimberley, Oct 13 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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