Newlands Cricket Ground
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| Location | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Coordinates | 33°58′25.32″S 18°28′8.16″E / 33.9737000°S 18.4689333°ECoordinates: 33°58′25.32″S 18°28′8.16″E / 33.9737000°S 18.4689333°E | ||
| Establishment | 1888 | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Tenants | Western Province Cricket Association and Western Province Cricket Club | ||
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| Wynberg End Kelvin Grove End |
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| First Test | 25–26 March 1889: South Africa v  England |
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| Last Test | 2–6 January 2017: South Africa v  Sri Lanka |
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| First ODI | 7 December 1992: South Africa v  India |
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| Last ODI | 7 February 2017: South Africa v Sri Lanka |
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| First T20I | 12 September 2007: Australia v  Zimbabwe |
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| Last T20I | 25 January 2017: South Africa v Sri Lanka |
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| As of 7 February 2017 Source: ESPN Cricinfo |
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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's official name is "PPC Newlands" as of October 2015, acknowledging a commercial sponsorship arrangement. It is still often referred to by its historic name, simply "Newlands".
The title deed for the land currently containing the ground was granted to a brewer, Jacob Letterstedt in 1845, who then presented it to his daughter, Lydia Corrina, as a wedding present upon her marriage to the Vicomte de Montmort.
The land, partly wetland and heavily wooded, was rented to the Western Province Cricket Club in 1887 for £50, with a 25-year lease being signed in 1888 and the rental increased to £100. Each of the club's life members contributed £25 towards the costs, and a further £350 was received in donations towards the construction of a pavilion.
The ground was levelled and officially opened with a two-day match between Mother Country and Colonial Born, which went on to become a regular feature. There was no scoreboard, and a pond existed behind the location of the current scoreboard.
Before the arrival of the Australians in 1902, which included Victor Trumper, the pine trees, which extended from the "B" field along Camp Ground Road and around the pavilion, were replaced by oak trees. This is the site of the current Oaks Enclosure, one of the most popular vantage points. A then-record crowd of 10 000 arrived to see the Test.
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