St George’s Park Pitch Report and Records, Gqeberha
Covers 49 international matches at this ground from Feb 2003 to Dec 2025.
A St George’s Park pitch report from 49 internationals in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa, between Feb 2003 and Dec 2025 points to one clear pattern: first-innings runs, then a hard grind. South Africa have won 23 of their 38 men’s games here.
On the men’s side it has staged 12 Tests, 26 ODIs and 5 T20Is. Women have played 5 T20Is and one ODI.
Gqeberha Pitch Report: What the Scores Say
Tests here have produced results: only 1 of the 12 was drawn. The 1st innings averages 356, but the 2nd falls to 222, the 3rd sits at 237 and the 4th at 196. The fourth-innings record for a win is 197. No batter has gone past 137, and visiting sides have crumbled: Zimbabwe made 68 in Dec 2017 and Bangladesh 80 in Apr 2022.
Men’s ODIs are moderate scoring. Strip out rain-reduced results and ODI openers average 235 and replies 215. Chasers lead 14 wins to 11, but no winning chase has passed 270, and 208 has been successfully defended.
The 5 men’s T20Is were low scoring: totals of about 130 were set and around 120 came back, and 128 is the largest winning pursuit. Calling correctly at the toss has brought 25 wins in 47 decided games.
St George's Park capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Park_Cricket_Ground). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
St George’s Park
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa
19,000
St George's Park cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
12
–
–
–
19 Jan 2007
5 Dec 2024
ODIs
26
11
14
236
13 Feb 2003
19 Dec 2023
ODIs (women)
1
1
0
375
16 Dec 2025
16 Dec 2025
T20Is
5
2
3
140
16 Dec 2007
10 Nov 2024
T20Is (women)
5
2
3
130
14 Feb 2023
20 Feb 2023
St George's Park Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
23
235
215
270
208
238
ODIs (women)
1
375
301
–
375
–
T20Is
4
130
120
128
158
–
T20Is (women)
4
124
122
125
151
–
Test match average score by innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
12
356
222
237
196
197
St George's Park Tests records
Tests in this record book: 12, from Jan 2007 to Dec 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
D Elgar South Africa
9
15
667
121
47.64
48.97
2
4
F du Plessis South Africa
7
12
553
137
61.44
50.87
2
3
AB de Villiers South Africa
7
11
549
126*
54.90
58.53
2
4
HM Amla South Africa
9
15
516
127*
36.86
52.07
2
1
Q de Kock South Africa
6
10
333
86
33.30
60.99
0
3
T Bavuma South Africa
6
10
312
78
31.20
51.57
0
3
AK Markram South Africa
4
7
310
125
44.29
61.26
1
2
MN Samuels West Indies
2
3
235
101
78.33
53.17
1
1
JP Duminy South Africa
2
4
229
123
76.33
60.26
1
1
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
3
6
220
84*
44.00
67.07
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
KA Maharaj South Africa
7
12
33
7/40
23.88
3.14
4
K Rabada South Africa
6
11
28
6/54
22.18
3.25
2
DW Steyn South Africa
5
9
18
5/17
27.11
3.44
1
M Morkel South Africa
4
7
16
5/21
17.06
2.85
1
VD Philander South Africa
6
10
16
5/45
25.69
2.58
1
M Ntini South Africa
2
4
12
6/59
20.33
3.01
1
RAS Lakmal Sri Lanka
2
4
10
5/63
19.90
2.67
1
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
1
2
9
6/135
22.44
3.11
1
NM Lyon Australia
2
4
9
5/130
31.11
2.98
1
D Paterson South Africa
2
3
8
5/71
20.75
2.86
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
F du Plessis South Africa
137
252
14
2
New Zealand
11 Jan 2013
OJ Pope England
135*
226
18
1
South Africa
16 Jan 2020
HM Amla South Africa
127*
176
16
0
Australia
20 Feb 2014
AB de Villiers South Africa
126*
146
20
1
Australia
9 Mar 2018
AK Markram South Africa
125
204
14
2
Zimbabwe
26 Dec 2017
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
KA Maharaj South Africa
7/40
12
Bangladesh
8 Apr 2022
K Rabada South Africa
6/54
22
Australia
9 Mar 2018
M Ntini South Africa
6/59
21
Pakistan
19 Jan 2007
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
6/135
50
South Africa
8 Apr 2022
DW Steyn South Africa
5/17
13
New Zealand
11 Jan 2013
St George's Park Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
525/8
153.5
New Zealand
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
11 Jan 2013
England
499/9
152
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
16 Jan 2020
South Africa
453
136.2
Bangladesh
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
8 Apr 2022
South Africa
423
150.5
Australia
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
20 Feb 2014
South Africa
417/8
122
West Indies
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
26 Dec 2014
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
68
30.1
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
26 Dec 2017
Bangladesh
80
23.3
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
8 Apr 2022
New Zealand
121
44.4
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
11 Jan 2013
Zimbabwe
121
42.3
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
26 Dec 2017
South Africa
124
40
Pakistan
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
19 Jan 2007
St George's Park ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 26, from Feb 2003 to Dec 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AB de Villiers South Africa
15
15
470
84
33.57
91.80
0
4
HM Amla South Africa
9
9
417
108*
52.12
79.89
1
4
JP Duminy South Africa
12
12
394
71*
43.78
83.83
0
2
HH Gibbs South Africa
8
8
386
110
55.14
81.43
1
3
JH Kallis South Africa
7
7
298
121*
49.67
76.21
1
1
GC Smith South Africa
11
11
287
105
26.09
74.74
1
2
DA Miller South Africa
6
6
268
130*
134.00
94.37
1
1
F du Plessis South Africa
7
7
230
69
38.33
83.33
0
2
MV Boucher South Africa
9
9
212
48
35.33
77.94
0
0
SM Pollock South Africa
5
5
183
69
61.00
87.98
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
DW Steyn South Africa
6
6
13
6/39
19.15
5.21
1
B Lee Australia
4
4
12
5/42
15.25
5.20
1
M Ntini South Africa
5
5
12
3/37
19.83
4.96
0
M Morkel South Africa
7
7
9
4/22
26.22
4.02
0
AJ Bichel Australia
3
3
8
7/20
6.62
2.12
1
AR Adams New Zealand
3
3
7
4/44
18.57
4.53
0
SE Bond New Zealand
3
3
7
6/23
19.86
4.74
1
KJ Abbott South Africa
3
3
7
4/40
22.86
6.04
0
J Botha South Africa
6
6
7
2/22
28.86
4.08
0
JM Anderson England
3
3
6
5/23
22.17
4.93
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DA Miller South Africa
130*
133
11
3
West Indies
25 Jan 2015
JH Kallis South Africa
121*
133
12
1
West Indies
27 Jan 2008
T de Zorzi South Africa
119*
122
9
6
India
19 Dec 2023
RG Sharma India
115
126
11
4
South Africa
13 Feb 2018
HH Gibbs South Africa
110
116
9
2
Australia
13 Apr 2009
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
AJ Bichel Australia
7/20
10
England
2 Mar 2003
SE Bond New Zealand
6/23
10
Australia
11 Mar 2003
DW Steyn South Africa
6/39
9
Pakistan
27 Nov 2013
JM Anderson England
5/23
10
South Africa
29 Nov 2009
B Lee Australia
5/42
9.1
New Zealand
11 Mar 2003
Highest ODI Totals at St George's Park
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
317/6
50
Australia
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
13 Apr 2009
South Africa
303/6
50
Australia
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
23 Oct 2011
India
274/7
50
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
13 Feb 2018
England
272
50
Namibia
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
19 Feb 2003
South Africa
270/7
49.1
England
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
4 Feb 2005
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
112
30.1
Australia
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
11 Mar 2003
South Africa
119
36.5
England
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
29 Nov 2009
India
163
38.1
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
29 Nov 2006
Australia
167
36.4
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
9 Oct 2016
Sri Lanka
181
48.3
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
28 Jan 2017
St George's Park T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Dec 2007 to Nov 2024.
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Feb 2023 to Feb 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
S Mandhana India
2
2
139
87
69.50
143.30
0
2
AJ Healy Australia
2
2
91
54*
91.00
115.19
0
1
BL Mooney Australia
3
3
78
56*
39.00
93.98
0
1
TM McGrath Australia
1
1
57
57
57.00
172.73
0
1
Nigar Sultana Bangladesh
1
1
57
57
57.00
114.00
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Renuka Singh India
2
2
6
5/15
4.17
4.17
1
G Wareham Australia
3
3
6
3/20
9.67
5.27
0
ML Schutt Australia
3
3
6
4/24
11.67
5.83
0
L Delany Ireland
1
1
3
3/33
11.00
8.25
0
D Brown Australia
3
3
3
2/23
17.00
5.67
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
S Mandhana India
87
56
9
3
Ireland
20 Feb 2023
TM McGrath Australia
57
33
10
0
South Africa
18 Feb 2023
Nigar Sultana Bangladesh
57
50
7
1
Australia
14 Feb 2023
BL Mooney Australia
56*
53
7
0
Sri Lanka
16 Feb 2023
AJ Healy Australia
54*
43
6
1
Sri Lanka
16 Feb 2023
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Renuka Singh India
5/15
4
England
18 Feb 2023
ML Schutt Australia
4/24
4
Sri Lanka
16 Feb 2023
G Wareham Australia
3/20
4
Bangladesh
14 Feb 2023
L Delany Ireland
3/33
4
India
20 Feb 2023
GM Harris Australia
2/7
3
Sri Lanka
16 Feb 2023
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
155/6
20
Ireland
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
20 Feb 2023
England
151/7
20
India
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
18 Feb 2023
India
140/5
20
England
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
18 Feb 2023
Australia
125/4
16.3
South Africa
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
18 Feb 2023
South Africa
124/6
20
Australia
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
18 Feb 2023
St George's Park IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 7, from Apr 2009 to May 2009.
St George's Park IPL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
7
159
131
3
4
154
157
–
Most IPL runs at St George's Park
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JP Duminy Mumbai Indians
3
3
139
62
139.00
127.52
0
2
ML Hayden Chennai Super Kings
2
2
125
65
125.00
135.87
0
2
ST Jayasuriya Mumbai Indians
3
3
111
52
37.00
146.05
0
1
BJ Hodge Kolkata Knight Riders
2
2
94
70*
94.00
144.62
0
1
MV Boucher Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2
2
84
48*
84.00
137.70
0
0
SR Tendulkar Mumbai Indians
3
3
79
68
26.33
127.42
0
1
TM Dilshan Delhi Capitals
1
1
67
67*
–
142.55
0
1
AM Rahane Mumbai Indians
1
1
62
62*
–
126.53
0
1
Most IPL Wickets at St George's Park
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SL Malinga Mumbai Indians
3
3
5
3/11
13.40
6.48
0
DJ Bravo Mumbai Indians
3
3
4
2/31
19.25
7.57
0
AM Nayar Mumbai Indians
1
1
3
3/13
4.33
4.33
0
M Muralitharan Chennai Super Kings
2
2
3
3/11
10.00
3.75
0
LR Shukla Kolkata Knight Riders
2
2
3
3/25
11.00
6.60
0
I Sharma Kolkata Knight Riders
2
2
3
2/27
18.67
7.00
0
RP Singh Deccan Chargers
1
1
2
2/18
9.00
4.50
0
Y Venugopal Rao Deccan Chargers
1
1
2
2/23
11.50
11.50
0
Highest IPL Score at St George's Park
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BJ Hodge Kolkata Knight Riders
70*
43
10
1
Punjab Kings
3 May 2009
SR Tendulkar Mumbai Indians
68
45
6
4
Kolkata Knight Riders
27 Apr 2009
TM Dilshan Delhi Capitals
67*
47
5
2
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
26 Apr 2009
ML Hayden Chennai Super Kings
65
35
9
2
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
20 Apr 2009
AM Rahane Mumbai Indians
62*
49
4
1
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
10 May 2009
Highest IPL Totals in Gqeberha
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Mumbai Indians
187/6
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
27 Apr 2009
Chennai Super Kings
179/5
20
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
20 Apr 2009
Mumbai Indians
157/2
20
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
10 May 2009
Punjab Kings
154/4
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
3 May 2009
Kolkata Knight Riders
153/3
20
Punjab Kings
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
3 May 2009
Team results at St George's Park (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
South Africa
38
23
13
1
1
Australia
10
4
6
0
0
England
6
4
2
0
0
India
6
1
5
0
0
New Zealand
6
2
4
0
0
Sri Lanka
6
1
5
0
0
West Indies
6
3
2
1
0
Pakistan
4
3
0
0
1
Zimbabwe
2
0
2
0
0
Bangladesh
1
0
1
0
0
Latest matches at St George's Park
Match
Date
Venue
Result
South Africa v Ireland
16 Dec 2025
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa won by 74 runs
South Africa v Sri Lanka
5 Dec 2024
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa won by 109 runs
India v South Africa
10 Nov 2024
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa won by 3 wickets
India v South Africa
19 Dec 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
India v South Africa
12 Dec 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
South Africa won by 5 wickets (DLS)
India v Ireland
20 Feb 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
India won by 5 runs (DLS)
South Africa v Australia
18 Feb 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Australia won by 6 wickets
England v India
18 Feb 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
England won by 11 runs
Sri Lanka v Australia
16 Feb 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Bangladesh v Australia
14 Feb 2023
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Gqeberha's Leading Batters and Bowlers
Keshav Maharaj (KA Maharaj, South Africa) has claimed 33 Test wickets here at 23.88. His 7/40 against Bangladesh in Apr 2022 is the best Test return. D Elgar (South Africa) has scored 667 Test runs, the most, and F du Plessis (South Africa) made the top score, 137 against New Zealand in Jan 2013, when South Africa piled up 525/8, the highest total.
In ODIs, AB de Villiers (South Africa) has the most runs, 470, and DA Miller (South Africa) the highest score, 130 not out against West Indies in Jan 2015.
St George's Park IPL Pitch Report: The 2009 Season
All 7 IPL games here came between 20 Apr and 16 May 2009, in the season played in South Africa, and they match the ground’s modest white-ball scoring. First innings averaged 159 but replies only 131, and no side chased more than 154, while 157 was the lowest total defended. Chasers still won 4 of the 7. Mumbai Indians posted 187/6 versus Kolkata Knight Riders, the best total, and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) dismissed Royal Challengers Bengaluru for 87, with M Muralitharan (CSK) taking 3/11.
JP Duminy (Mumbai Indians) leads the runs with 139 and SL Malinga (Mumbai Indians) the wickets with 5. See the 2009 IPL season page or the full list of IPL winners.
Questions about St George's Park
Is the St George's Park pitch good for batting or bowling?
The opening innings of a Test is the time to bat, which averages 356. After that the bowlers take over: the 2nd innings averages 222 and the last 196. White-ball totals are modest, around 236 to start an ODI and 140 in a T20I.
What is the highest score at St George's Park?
South Africa hold the team record with 525/8 in a Jan 2013 Test with New Zealand, and F du Plessis scored 137 in that innings, the best by anyone here. In ODIs South Africa’s 317/6 against Australia in Apr 2009 leads, and DA Miller’s 130 not out is the top innings.
Do chasing teams win more at St George's Park?
Chasers do slightly better: 14 men’s ODI wins to 11, and 3 of 5 men’s T20Is. But big chases are rare in ODIs, where 270 is the highest.
What is the highest IPL score at St George's Park?
BJ Hodge made 70* from 43 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders versus Punjab Kings on 3 May 2009. No IPL batter reached 100 here, and the best team total is Mumbai Indians’ 187/6 from 27 Apr 2009.
When was the latest game played in Gqeberha?
On 16 Dec 2025, when South Africa Women beat Ireland Women by 74 runs in an ODI.
What is the seating capacity of St George's Park?
St George’s Park holds about 19,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.