The De Beers Diamond Oval is a cricket stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape,

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. It opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 11,000. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home venue of both the VKB Knights, in the

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, and Northern Cape (formerly Griqualand West), in the

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. Griqualand West left the old De Beers Stadium ahead of the 1973–74 season and have been resident at the Diamond Oval since then. The ground is in the Cassandra suburb 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.

International Centuries

ten ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.

International five-wicket hauls

Six five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground, three in men's ODIs and two in women's ODIs.Diamond Oval
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References

External links

De Beers Diamond Oval on ESPNcricinfo
Cricket grounds in South Africa Buildings and structures in Kimberley, Northern Cape 2003 Cricket World Cup stadiums Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa Sports venues in the Northern Cape De Beers {{cricket-ground-stub