For the latest issue of The Cricketer, they asked a large panel of cricket journalists, broadcasters, photographers and fans which cricket pitch is the best to watch Test cricket at. And according to the experts Newlands takes a close second place, only behind Lord’s, the symbolic home of the game.
Grounds from all 10 Test-playing nations were considered, and no other South African venue featured in the top 10 of 26 highlighted. Here is the rest of the Top 10:
The following grounds to the list:
- Lords, London
- Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
- Adelaide Oval, Australia
- Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua
- Kensington Oval, Barbados
- Basin Reserve, New Zealand
- Eden Gardens, India
WPCA chief executive Andre Odendaal:
“This is an important endorsement of a place that has special meaning for both Capetonians and South African cricket.”
[Source: News24]
