Adelaide Oval Stadium: Photos, Pitch Behavior, Records & Stats and Boundary Length

Adelaide Oval is a historic cricket facility in Australia situated in the parklands between Adelaide’s city center and North Adelaide. Founded in 1871, it has served as the headquarters of the South Australian Cricket Association. The Adelaide Oval underwent an extensive redevelopment between 2012 and 2014, resulting in three grandstands: the Riverbank, Eastern, and Western Stands. The stadium includes both a heritage-listed scoreboard and a modern digital one. The Adelaide Oval hosted its first international cricket match in December 1884, between Australia and England.

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An Overview of the Adelaide Oval Stadium

Venue Name	Adelaide Oval
Opened	1871
Location	War Memorial Dr, North Adelaide South Australia, 5006, Australia
Seating Capacity	53,000
Pitch Behavior	Flat batting track with some assistance to spinners as well
Shortest Boundary Distance	62 meters
Longest Boundary Distance	80 meters
Bowling Ends	City End, Cathedral End
Floodlights	Yes

Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium Pitch Behaviour

The pitch at Adelaide Oval is known for being the flattest wicket to bat in Australia. However, the surface here also provides some bounce and pace and assist fast bowlers early in the innings. But as the match goes, particularly in longer formats, the surface begins to break, giving spinners more turn and unpredictable bounce. In day/night matches, the ball swings more under the lights, making batsmen work harder.

Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium Records & Stats

David Warner’s 335* runs against Pakistan in a test match is the best individual score in Adelaide, which has hosted 182 international cricket matches to date. The finest bowling display at the Adelaide Oval was put on by English fast bowler Albert Trott, who took 8 wickets for 43 runs in a test match against Australia.

Total Matches	182
Average 1st Inning Score	386 in Tests, 227 in ODIs, 174 in T20Is
Highest Total Recorded	674 by Australia vs India in Tests 369/7 by Australia vs Pakistan in ODIs 241/4 by Australia vs West Indies in T20Is
Lowest Total Recorded	36 by India vs Australia in Tests 70 by Australia vs New Zealand in ODIs 117 by Zimbabwe vs New Zealand in T20Is
Highest Score Chased	315/6 Australia vs England in Tests, 303/9 by Sri Lanka vs England in ODIs 170/0 by England vs India in T20Is
Highest Individual Score	335* by David Warner for Australia vs Pakistan in Tests 179 by David Warner for Australia vs Pakistan in ODIs 120* by Glenn Maxwell for Australia vs West Indies in T20Is
Best Bowling Performance	8/43 by Albert Trott for England vs Australia in Tests, 5/16 by Carl Reckemann for Australia vs Pakistan in ODIs 4/15 by Shane Watson for Australia vs England in T20Is

Australia Record at Adelaide Oval Stadium

In 143 games played in Adelaide, Australia has won 86, lost 38, and drawn 19.

Played	143
Won	86
Lost	38
Tied	0
Draw	19
No Result	0

Australia Test Record at Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium

In their 82 Test matches at Adelaide, Australia has won 45, lost 18, and drawn 19.

Played	82
Won	45
Lost	18
Tied	0
Draw	19
No Result	0

Australia ODI Record at Adelaide Oval Stadium

Australia has played 54 ODIs at the Adelaide Cricket Stadium so far, winning 37 of them and losing 17.

Played	54
Won	37
Lost	17
Tied	0
Draw	0
No Result	0

Australia T20I Record at Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium

Australia has played 7 T20Is at Adelaide, winning four and losing three.

Played	7
Won	4
Lost	3
Tied	0
Draw	0
No Result	0

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