City Oval, Cricket stadium in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
The City Oval features a 12,000-seat capacity with a classic Victorian-style grandstand and natural surroundings that include boundary-crossing trees.
Established in 1888 as Alexandra Park, the stadium gained international recognition by hosting two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
The stadium maintains a tradition where cricketers who score a century or take five wickets in a match plant a tree within the grounds.
The venue includes modern floodlight facilities for evening matches and serves as the home ground for KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricket teams.
The City Oval stands among only three first-class cricket grounds worldwide where a tree exists within the official boundary ropes.
Location: Pietermaritzburg
GPS coordinates: -29.61032,30.38083
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:06
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