{{Short description|Cricket ground in East London, South Africa}} {{distinguish|Jan Smuts Stadium}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Jan Smuts Ground | nickname = | country = South Africa | location = East London, Eastern Cape | establishment = c1905 | seating_capacity = | end1 = | end2 = | year1 = 1906 – 1988 | club1 = Border | date = 13 November | year = 2009 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1594.html CricketArchive }}

'''Jan Smuts Ground''' (formerly known as '''Recreation Ground''' and '''The Oval''') is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1906, when the East London cricket team hosted the touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Border used the ground as their principal home ground from the 1906&ndash;07 season until 1987&ndash;88.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1594.html |title=Jan Smuts Ground, East London |website=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1594_misc.html |title=Other matches played on Jan Smuts Ground, East London |website=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1594_f.html |title=First-Class Matches played on the Jan Smuts Ground, East London |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1594_a.html |title=List A Matches played on the Jan Smuts Ground, East London |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{cricinfo|ref=southafrica/content/ground/59101.html|check-wikidata=no}}

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Category:Cricket grounds in South Africa Category:Sports venues in the Eastern Cape Category:Sports venues completed in 1905 Category:1905 establishments in the Cape Colony Category:Buildings and structures in East London, South Africa

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