Built in 1970, the stadium was originally known as the De Beers Mine recreation club, but in 1997/1998 was renamed the De Beers Diamond Oval,
home to the Griqua Diamonds.
The De Beers Diamond Oval hosted its first one-day international in April 1998 when Pakistan chased down a Sri Lankan total of 295 to record a four-wicket victory.
The ground has hosted six one-day internationals.
Most matches have produced free scoring, although England’s Mark Ealham excelled against Zimbabwe in January 2000 when he captured 5 for 15 off his 10 overs.
The side batting second has won on every occasion at the Kimberley ground.
The ground will play host to three pool matches: Pakistan against Namibia, New Zealand against Bangladesh, and the West Indies against Kenya.
World Cup 2003 Matches
| Date |
No.
|
Teams
|
Type
|
| Feb. 16 |
15 |
Pakistan vs Namibia |
Day
|
| Feb. 26 |
30 |
New Zealand vs Bangladesh |
Day
|
| Mar. 04 |
41 |
West Indies vs Kenya |
Day
|
ODIs at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
| Bangladesh |
1 |
- |
1 |
| England |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Kenya |
1 |
- |
1 |
| New Zealand |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Pakistan |
1 |
1 |
- |
| South Africa |
3 |
3 |
- |
| Sri Lanka |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Zimbabwe |
1 |
- |
1 |
Highest team scores
| Score (Overs) |
For |
Against |
Date |
| 300-6 (48.0) |
Pak |
SL |
7/04/1998 |
| 295-7 (50.0) |
SL |
Pak |
7/04/1998 |
Lowest team scores
| Score (Overs) |
For |
Against |
Date |
| 151 (43.1) |
Ban |
SA |
9/10/2002 |
Highest individual scores - hundreds
| Batsman |
Runs |
For |
Against |
Date |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq |
116* |
Pak |
SL |
7/04/1998 |
| G Kirsten |
101 |
SA |
NZ |
28/10/2000 |
Best partnerships for each wicket
| Wkt |
Batsmen |
Runs |
For |
Against |
Date |
| 1st |
N Hussain & NV Knight |
128 |
Eng |
Zim |
30/01/2000 |
| 2nd |
JH Kallis & G Kirsten |
172 |
SA |
NZ |
28/10/2000 |
| 3rd |
PA de Silva & A Ranatunga |
142 |
SL |
Pak |
7/04/1998 |
| 4th |
Inzamam-ul-Haq & Moin Khan |
86 |
Pak |
SL |
7/04/1998 |
| 5th |
TM Odoyo & MO Odumbe |
106 |
Ken |
SA |
14/10/2001 |
| 6th |
N Boje & MV Boucher |
34* |
SA |
NZ |
28/10/2000 |
| 7th |
Khaled Mahmud & Khaled Masud |
37 |
Ban |
SA |
9/10/2002 |
| 8th |
JA Rennie & HH Streak |
62 |
Zim |
Eng |
30/01/2000 |
| 9th |
HK Olonga & HH Streak |
1 |
Zim |
Eng |
30/01/2000 |
| 9th |
Anwar Hossain & Tapash Baisya |
1 |
Ban |
SA |
9/10/2002 |
| 10th |
Anwar Hossain & Talha Jubair |
0 |
Ban |
SA |
9/10/2002 |
Best bowling
| Bowler |
Wkts |
R |
For |
Against |
Date |
| MA Ealham |
5 |
15 |
Eng |
Zim |
30/01/2000 |
| SM Pollock |
4 |
24 |
SA |
Ban |
9/10/2002 |