Port Elizabeth · South Africa · 2002–2025
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth: Pitch Conditions, Records and Key Stats
At a glance
Matches
133
All formats
Par score
186
1st-innings average
Chase success
50%
Balanced
Bat-first win
48%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at St George's, and what captains should plan for.
Across 121 matches, the average first-innings score of 189 outstrips the second-innings average of 159 by 30 runs. That gap is consistent enough to warrant attention when analysing how conditions shift across a game. Chasing sides succeed roughly half the time, which gives no clear systematic edge to either side.
The average powerplay return of 35 runs at a cost of 1.39 wickets suggests openers tend to build rather than blast in the early overs. Teams looking for 50-plus in the first six often find conditions more testing than the pitch report implies.
With an average of 108 runs scored in the middle overs, the bulk of scoring happens between powerplay and death. That places real value on set batters who can accelerate after the fielding restrictions lift rather than relying solely on late hitting.
An average of just 33 death-overs runs indicates that bowlers retain meaningful control in the final phase. Sides with strong options from overs 17 to 20 may find St George's conditions suit their approach better than higher-scoring venues.
Toss winners elected to field in only 40% of matches on record, suggesting most captains have preferred to post a total and defend. The 50% chase success rate says that strategy has not gone unanswered, but the instinct to bat first remains the default on this ground.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at St George's. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
186
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
157
Chasing average
Chase success
50%
All formats
Highest total
525
On record
Lowest total
52
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at St George's. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
39RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
103RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
44RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa Cricket | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 61% |
| Warriors | 27 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 37% |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63% |
| Dolphins | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 36% |
| Knights | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46% |
| Titans | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 85% |
| Lions | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27% |
| Australia Cricket | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40% |
Similar grounds
High-scoring road · 164 matches
High-scoring road · slight chase bias · 155 matches
Batting-friendly · defending advantage · 153 matches
Balanced surface · 132 matches
High-scoring road · defending advantage · 135 matches