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Newlands

Cape Town, South Africa

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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(s) Western Province
Current local time 05:12, Fri Dec 05, 2008 (UTC +0200)
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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 Large portions of the grass embankments have been replaced by pavilions increasing the seating capacity to 25,000.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)

Sep 22, 2007 The press box at Newlands wears a deserted look once the action's over © Andrew McGlashan

Sep 12, 2007 The ground staff at Newlands make last-minute preparations © Andrew McGlashan

Apr 28, 2006 A hovercraft is used to clear early-morning dew © Cricinfo Ltd

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