Buffalo Park
Ground information
LocationEast London, Eastern Cape
Capacity16,000
End names
Buffalo Park Drive End
Bunkers Hill End
International information
Only Test18–21 October 2002:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
First ODI19 December 1992:
 South Africa v  India
Last ODI18 March 2023:
 South Africa v  West Indies
First T20I23 December 2012:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
Last T20I12 February 2020:
 South Africa v  England
First WODI18 February 2004:
 South Africa v  England
Last WODI16 December 2023:
 South Africa v  Bangladesh
First WT20I16 February 2018:
 South Africa v  India
Last WT20I8 October 2023:
 South Africa v  New Zealand
As of 16 December 2023
Source: Cricinfo

Buffalo Park is a cricket ground located in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is one of the home grounds for the Warriors cricket team, and the principal home ground for Border. It can hold up to 20,000 spectators.

Buffalo Park superseded the Jan Smuts Ground in East London as Border's main home ground in the 1987–88 season. It has hosted one Test match, in October 2002, and hosted a number of One Day Internationals.

It was also known as Mercedes-Benz Park, thanks to sponsorship from the German motor manufacturer.

International five-wicket hauls

As of 7 March 2020

Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.[1]

Test matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Makhaya Ntini 18 October 2002  South Africa  Bangladesh 2 15 19 5 South Africa won[2]
2 David Terbrugge 18 October 2002  South Africa  Bangladesh 3 15 46 5 South Africa won[2]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Wasim Akram 15 February 1993  Pakistan  South Africa 2 6.1 16 5 Pakistan won[3]
2 Shaun Pollock 24 January 1999  South Africa  West Indies 1 10 35 6 West Indies won[4]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Deandra Dottin 24 February 2016  West Indies  South Africa 2 8.5 34 5 West Indies won[5]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 Internationals at Buffalo Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Imran Tahir 9 October 2018  South Africa  Zimbabwe 2 4 23 5 South Africa won[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Buffalo Park, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ^ a b 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 18-21 2002, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ^ 4th Match, Total International Series at East London, Feb 15 1993, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ^ 2nd ODI, West Indies tour of South Africa at East London, Jan 24 1999, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ^ 1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at East London, Feb 24 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ^ 1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 9 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

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