South AfricaODI ground1997 to 2023

Willowmoore Park

Benoni, South Africa

Internationals

Tests

ODIs

1997

First

2023

Latest

90%

Home win %

9 of 10

Willowmoore Park records at a glance

At Willowmoore Park, the highest ODI team total is 399/6 by South Africa in 2010; the highest individual score is 140 by Hashim Amla in 2008; the highest successful chase is 258/3 by Sri Lanka in 2002.

Highest and lowest totals, best individual performances and averages at Willowmoore Park, from the scorecards in CricArcade's archive.
Record	ODI
Highest team total	399/6 (South Africa, 2010)
Lowest completed total	104 (Scotland, 2009)
Highest successful chase	258/3 (Sri Lanka, 2002)
Highest individual score	Hashim Amla 140 (2008)
Best bowling	Muthiah Muralidaran 5/23 (1998)
Most runs at the ground	AB de Villiers 309
Most wickets at the ground	Umar Bhatti 9
Average first-innings total	237

Willowmoore Park in numbers

Willowmoore Park, in Benoni, South Africa, has staged 22 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Zimbabwe and India in 1997, and the most recent international here was in 2023.

In one-day internationals

Of the 22 ODIs played at Willowmoore Park, sides batting first have won 7 and chasing sides 14; 1 produced no result. Only 33% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. South Africa have played 10 of those ODIs and won 9, lost 1, a win rate of 90%. The most frequent visitors have been Canada (5) and Ireland (4).

The average first-innings total was 223 in the 2000s (15 ODIs) and 289 in the 2010s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 15 ODIs, against 4 in the 2010s.

AB de Villiers has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 309 in 4 innings with 1 hundred, and Umar Bhatti has taken the most wickets, 9 in 4 ODIs.

Highest total: South Africa's 399 for 6 (2010)
Lowest completed innings: Scotland's 104 (2009)
Highest individual score: Hashim Amla, 140 against Bangladesh (2008)
Best bowling: Muthiah Muralidaran, 5 for 23 (1998)
Widest win by runs: South Africa, by 272 runs over Zimbabwe (2010)
Closest finish: Netherlands won by 1 wicket (2006)

ODIs at Willowmoore Park

22 ODIs, 1997 to 2023. The first was Zimbabwe v India on 9 February 1997: India won by 6 wickets (with 64 balls remaining).

ODIs by decade, and who won them

Won batting first
Won batting second
Tied / NR

Every ODI at Willowmoore Park in CricArcade's archive, by decade: won by the side batting first, won by the side batting second, or tied or no result.

First-innings totals by decade

Completed first innings only; Test totals the archive can only bound are left out.
Decade	ODIs	Average first-innings total
1990s	2	264
2000s	15	223
2010s	4	289
2020s	1	189

Most runs

Batter	Team	Inns	Runs	100s
AB de Villiers	South Africa	4	309	1
Hashim Amla	South Africa	4	266	1
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	4	229	0
Marvan Atapattu	Sri Lanka	2	217	1
Temba Bavuma	South Africa	2	203	1

Most wickets

Bowler	Team	ODIs	Wkts
Umar Bhatti	Canada	4	9
Henry Osinde	Canada	4	8
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	4	6
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	3	6
Kevin Hurdle	Bermuda	2	6

ODI records

Highest total: 399/6
South Africa, 2010
Lowest completed total: 104
Scotland, 2009
Highest score: 140 · Hashim Amla
South Africa v Bangladesh, 2008
Best bowling: 5/23 · Muthiah Muralidaran
Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1998
Biggest win by runs: 272 runs
South Africa v Zimbabwe, 2010

Closest finishes

Netherlands won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method) (2006)

Most recent matches

Netherlands v South Africa (ODI, 31 March 2023): South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 120 balls remaining)
Ireland v Australia (ODI, 27 September 2016): Australia won by 9 wickets (with 119 balls remaining)
South Africa v Ireland (ODI, 25 September 2016): South Africa won by 206 runs
Pakistan v South Africa (ODI, 24 March 2013): South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
South Africa v Zimbabwe (ODI, 22 October 2010): South Africa won by 272 runs
South Africa v Zimbabwe (ODI, 8 November 2009): South Africa won by 45 runs
Afghanistan v Scotland (ODI, 19 April 2009): Afghanistan won by 89 runs
Canada v Scotland (ODI, 8 April 2009): Canada won by 148 runs
Canada v Ireland (ODI, 6 April 2009): Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Scotland v Ireland (ODI, 1 April 2009): Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 74 balls remaining)

Sources

CricArcade ODI archive: 22 scorecards at this ground
Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive