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Kingsmead Cricket Ground

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affects batting conditions, as the ground is quite close to the beach. Many batting collapses in matches in the past have jokingly been blamed on changes in the tide.
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in 1939, which lasted from the third to the thirteenth of March and was called off over fears that the English would miss their ship home.
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was announced as the naming rights sponsor to the ground, with it now being known as
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after re-admission into international cricket and also hosted the Test against the
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A panoramic view of the Kingsmead during South Africa vs Australia in 2009
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It has been renowned as a seamers wicket, and there is also a famous
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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Kingsmead
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on 18 January 1923, which resulted in a draw on the 5th day
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Sahara Stadium Kingsmead

29°51′0″S 31°1′40″E / 29.85000°S 31.02778°E / -29.85000; 31.02778
Hollywoodbets Dolphins
South Africa
England
South Africa
Bangladesh
South Africa
India
South Africa
England
Kenya
New Zealand
South Africa
Australia
South Africa
England
South Africa
New Zealand
South Africa
Pakistan
South Africa
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
South Africa
Pakistan
Hollywoodbets Dolphins
Durban Heat

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