{{short description|Cricket stadium}} {{distinguish|Boland Stadium}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Boland Park | nickname = | image = Boland Park Cricket Ground.jpg | caption = Boland Park Cricket Ground during the South Africa vs Pakistan One Day International on 17 December 2024 | country = South Africa | location = [[Paarl]], [[South Africa]] | coordinates = {{coord|33|44|29|S|18|59|54|E|type:landmark|display=title}} | establishment = 1996 | seating_capacity = 10,000 | owner = | operator = [[Boland cricket team|Boland]] |architect = | tenants = | end1 = Riebeeck Kelders End | end2 = Stables End | international = true | firsttestdate = | firsttestyear = | firsttesthome = | firsttestaway = | lasttestdate = | lasttestyear = | lasttesthome = | lasttestaway = | firstodidate = 27 January | firstodiyear = 1997 | firstodihome = India | firstodiaway = Zimbabwe | lastodidate = 17 December | lastodiyear = 2024 | lastodihome = South Africa | lastodiaway = Pakistan | firstt20idate = | firstt20iyear = | firstt20ihome = | firstt20iaway = | lastt20idate = | lastt20iyear = | lastt20ihome = | lastt20iaway = | onlyt20idate = 29 November | onlyt20iyear = 2020 | onlyt20ihome = South Africa | onlyt20iaway = England
| firstwtestdate = | firstwtestyear = | firstwtesthome = | firstwtestaway = | lastwtestdate = | lastwtestyear = | lastwtesthome = | lastwtestaway = | onlywtestdate = 19–22 March | onlywtestyear = 2002 | onlywtesthome = South Africa | onlywtestaway = India | firstwodidate = 16 October | firstwodiyear = 2009 | firstwodihome = South Africa | firstwodiaway = West Indies | lastwodidate = 24 October | lastwodiyear = 2016 | lastwodihome = South Africa | lastwodiaway = New Zealand | firstwt20idate = 25 October | firstwt20iyear = 2009 | firstwt20ihome = South Africa | firstwt20iaway = West Indies | lastwt20idate = 19 February | lastwt20iyear = 2023 | lastwt20ihome = New Zealand | lastwt20iaway = Sri Lanka | year1 = 1996-present | club1 = [[Boland cricket team|Boland]] | year2 = 2005-2021 | club2 = [[Cape Cobras]] | year3 = 2018-2019 | club3 = [[Paarl Rocks]] | year4 = 2023-present | club4 = [[Paarl Royals]] | date = 21 December | year = 2023 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59147.html Cricinfo |image_size=300px}}
'''Boland Park''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Paarl]], [[South Africa]]. It is currently used mostly for [[cricket]] matches and hosted three matches during the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]]. [[Boland (cricket team)|Boland cricket team]] and the [[Paarl Royals]] both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.
==History== *In 1997, the stadium hosted its first [[One Day International]] (ODI) match between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. It was a Tri-Series match which ended in a tie. *On 11 January 2012, hosts South Africa beat [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by a margin of 258 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] in an ODI. Sri Lanka were [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissed]] for a low total of 43, the lowest ODI total in their history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/549000.html|title=Sri Lanka's surrender in numbers|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>
===2003 Cricket World Cup=== The following [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] matches were played at Boland Park.
{{Limited overs international | date = 12 February 2003 | daynight = | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} | score1 = 204 (48.5 overs) | score2 = 136 (48.1 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NED}} | runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 52 (72) | wickets1 = [[Tim de Leede]] 4/35 (9.5 overs) | runs2 = [[Daan van Bunge]] 62 (116) | wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 4/30 (9.1 overs) | result = {{cr|IND}} won by 68 runs | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65241.html Scorecard] | venue = Boland Park, [[Paarl]], South Africa | Attendance: | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Peter Willey]] | motm = [[Tim de Leede]] (NED) | rain = India won the toss and elected to bat first. }} {{Limited overs international | date = 19 February 2003 | daynight = | team1 = {{cr|CAN}} | score1 = 36 (18.4 overs) | score2 = 37/1 (4.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr-rt|SL}} | runs1 = [[Joseph Harris (cricketer)|Joe Harris]] 9 (13) | wickets1 = [[Prabath Nissanka]] 4/12 (7 overs) | runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 24* (14) | wickets2 = [[Sanjayan Thuraisingam]] 1/22 (2.4 overs) | result = {{cr|SL}} won by 9 wickets. | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65251.html Scorecard] | venue = Boland Park, [[Paarl]], South Africa | umpires = [[Neil Mallender]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] | motm = [[Prabath Nissanka]] (SL) | rain = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. }} {{Limited overs international | date = 25 February 2003 | daynight = | team1 = {{cr|PAK}} | score1 = 253/9 (39 overs) | score2 = 156 (39.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr-rt|NED}} | runs1 = [[Yousuf Youhana]] 58 (59) | wickets1 = [[Daan van Bunge]] 2/27 (4 overs) | runs2 = [[Daan van Bunge]] 31 (60) | wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 3/24 (8.3 overs) | result = {{cr|PAK}} won by 97 runs | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65260.html Scorecard] | venue = Boland Park, [[Paarl]], South Africa | Attendance: | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Srinivas Venkataraghavan]] | motm = [[Yousuf Youhana]] (PAK) | rain = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first. }}
==International centuries== Ten ODI [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] have been scored at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=1031;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting records|access-date=27 December 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Innings !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result |- | 1 || 100* || [[Jacques Kallis]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 139 || 2 || {{cr|SL}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2001|January|9}} || Won |- | 2 || 111 || [[Saurav Ganguly]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 124 || 1 || {{cr|KEN}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2001|October|24}} || Won |- | 3 || 146 || [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 132 || 1 || {{cr|KEN}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2001|October|24}} || Won |- | 4 || 102* || [[Gary Kirsten]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 118 || 2 || {{cr|PAK}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2002|December|16}} || Won |- | 5 || 112 || [[Hashim Amla]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 128 || 1 || {{cr|SL}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|January|11}} || Won |- | 6 || 176 || [[AB De Villiers]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 104 || 1 || {{cr|BAN}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|October|18}} || Won |- | 7 || 123 || [[Heinrich Klaasen]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|1140}} 114 || 1 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2020|February|29}} || Won |- | 8 || 110 || [[Temba Bavuma]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|1430}} 143 || 1 || {{cr|IND}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|January|19}} || Won |- | 9 || 129 || [[Rassie van der Dussen]] || {{cr|SA}} || {{ntsh|980}} 98 || 1 || {{cr|IND}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|January|19}} || Won |- | 10 || 108 || [[Sanju Samson]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{ntsh|1140}} 114 || 1 || {{cr|SA}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|December|23}} || Won |}
==International five-wicket hauls== {{updated|7 March 2020}} Two [[Five-wicket haul|five-wicket hauls]] have been taken on the ground, both in men's One Day Internationals.
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Boland Park |- ! No. ! Bowler ! Date ! Team ! Opposing Team ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|Inn ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|O ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|R ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|W ! Result |- | 1 || [[Eddo Brandes]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|1|27}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{cr|IND}} || 2 || 9.5 || 41 || 5 || Tie<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66070.html 3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Paarl, Jan 27 1997], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref> |- | 2 || [[Lasith Malinga]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|11}} || {{cr|SL}} || {{cr|SA}} || 1 || 10 || 54 || 5 || South Africa won<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/514035.html 1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Paarl, Jan 11 2012], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{cricinfo|ref=southafrica/content/ground/59147.html|check-wikidata=no}} * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1629.html Cricket Archive page]
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