The De Beers Diamond Oval is a

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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 Sunfoil Series, and

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(formerly Griqualand West), in the CSA Provincial Competitions. Griqualand West left the old

De Beers Stadium The De Beers Stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa was the home ground of the Griqualand West (now called Northern Cape) cricket team from 1927 to 1973. It staged a total of 88 first-class matches, in all of which Griqualand West ...

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

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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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. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

References

External links

De Beers Diamond Oval on ESPNcricinfo
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