 Interactive map of Soweto Cricket Oval | |
| Former names | Elkah Cricket Stadium, Morocco End, School End |
|---|---|
| Location | Soweto,Gauteng |
| Coordinates | 26°15′54″S27°52′02.5″E / 26.26500°S 27.867361°E /-26.26500; 27.867361 |
| Capacity | 8,000[2] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1973 |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Architect | Noero Architects[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Soweto cricket team Gauteng cricket team (occasional) South Africa national cricket team (occasional) | |
| Website | |
| Cricinfo | |
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium inSoweto,Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events. The stadium hosted its onlyfirst-class match on 27 October 1995,[3] whereSouth Africa andEngland played to a draw.[4] It has also hosted twoList A matches, and was used as one of the venues during the1998 Under-19 World Cup.
It has hosted local events such as theHugh Masekela Heritage Festival.[5]
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