Newlands Cricket Ground

Newlands Cricket Ground (known as PPC Newlands for sponsorship reasons) in Cape Town is a South African cricket ground. It is the home of the Cape Cobras, who play in the Sunfoil Series, Momentum 1 Day Cup and RamSlam Pro20 competitions. It is also a venue for Test matches, ODIs and T20Is. Newlands is regarded as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world, being overlooked by Table Mountain and Devil's Peak. It is close to Newlands Stadium, which is a rugby union and football venue. The cricket ground opened in 1888.

The ground hosted its first Test match on 24 March 1889 when England defeated South Africa by an innings and 202 runs. As of January 2014, there have been 50 Test matches played at the ground of which South Africa has won 18, their opponents 22 and 10 which ended in a draw. The last team besides Australia to beat South Africa there was New Zealand, in January 1962 .

The first One Day International played at the ground was on 7 December 1992 when South Africa beat India by 6 wickets. As of January 2014, there have been 36 One Day Internationals played at the ground including five in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. South Africa has won 25 of its ODI games here and lost 5 (Pakistan being the most recent opposition victor in November 2013).

Cricket field

A cricket field consists of a large grassy ground on which the game of cricket is played; this is ostensibly an oval though most cricket grounds would more accurately be described either as a convex set or as a convex polygon with an infinite number of sides. Cricket grounds can be almost perfectly circular, elongated ovals or entirely irregular shapes with little or no symmetry – but they will have entirely curved boundaries, almost without exception. There are no fixed dimensions for the field but its diameter usually varies between 450 feet (137 m) and 500 feet (150 m). Cricket is unusual among major sports (along with Golf, Australian rules football and baseball) in that there is no official rule for a fixed-shape ground for professional games. On most grounds, a rope demarcates the perimeter of the field and is known as the boundary. Within the boundary and generally as close to the centre as possible will be the square which is an area of carefully prepared grass upon which cricket pitches can be prepared and marked for matches.

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Klusener optimistic about DSG season turnaround

Independent online (SA) 25 Jan 2025
Durban Super Giants head coach Lance Klusener says that it is not too late for his team to pick up momentum and rescue their season as they prepare to make the trip to face MI Cape Town at the Newlands Cricket Ground today (5.30pm start).

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The News International 05 Jan 2025
... at the Newlands stadium in Cape Town on January 4, 2025 ... Pakistan resumed their first innings on the third day at 64-3, trailing South Africa in the second Test at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.

Pakistan vs South Africa two-match Test series from Thursday

Urdu Point 25 Dec 2024
... - 30 Dec – 1st Test vs South Africa at the SuperSport Park, Centurion (1pm PKT)</p><p>3-7 Jan – 2nd Test vs South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (1pm PKT)</p> .

Pakistan, South Africa Test-series to start from Thursday

Urdu Point 25 Dec 2024
... 1st Test vs South Africa at the SuperSport Park, Centurion (1pm PKT)</p> <p>3-7 Jan &ndash; 2nd Test vs South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (1pm PKT)</p> .

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The News International 25 Dec 2024
... to prepare well and acclimatise with the local conditions, stated a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ... Second Test — Jan 3 to Jan 7 at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.

CFI Targets Cricket's 2.5 Billion Fans With MI Cape Town Deal

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The agreement gives CFI access to cricket's global viewer base through one of the sport's prominent teams ... MI Cape Town competes in South Africa's T20 cricket league, with matches played at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.

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Urdu Point 17 Dec 2024
... &ndash; 1st Test vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion (1pm PKT)</p> <p>3 Jan &ndash; 2nd Test vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (1pm PKT)</p> .

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Urdu Point 16 Dec 2024
... &ndash; 1st Test vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion (1pm PKT)</p> <p>3 Jan &ndash; 2nd Test vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (1pm PKT)</p> .

Aqib Javed named interim red-ball head coach

Urdu Point 12 Dec 2024
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Jason Gillespie resigns to make way for Aqib Javed as interim red-ball head coach

Dawn 12 Dec 2024
The Pakistan Cricket ... It added that the first Test was scheduled at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from December 26-30 with the second at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town from January 3-7.

Pakistan all set to face South Africa in all format series

Urdu Point 09 Dec 2024
... &ndash; 1st Test vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion (1pm PKT)</p> <p>3 Jan &ndash; 2nd Test vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (1pm PKT)</p> .

Influx of tourists headed to Cape Town as summer events stack up

Independent online (SA) 05 Dec 2024
Hotels in Cape Town are filling up fast as the City prepares for an influx of domestic and international tourists over the coming weeks ... Photographer. Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers ... • SA vs Pakistan (ODI) – Newlands Cricket Ground I December 19.

Cricket-Kohli doesn’t need us, we need him, says India’s Bumrah

News India Times 26 Nov 2024
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Dragons, Lions battle to a draw in thrilling CSA clash

Independent online (SA) 17 Nov 2024
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