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Bellerive Oval
Hobart, Australia · 71 BBL matches here
The ground on the Derwent dates from 1914 and was rebuilt in the mid-1980s to take first-class and international cricket, hosting its first Test in December 1989.
- Opened
- 1914
- Capacity
- 19,500 seats
- Ends
- Church Street End · River End
- Home to
- Hobart Hurricanes (BBL)
Batting first here
6 of 18 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 52% (42 of 81). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
24 of 81reached par (176). Median 167.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 1% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 166, 2018–2022 167, 2023 onward 170.
Weather: dry, like 2 Dec 2023
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
2 December 2023 at Bellerive Oval: 15 °C, humidity 81%, wind 9 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 40 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 2 December 2023 at Bellerive Oval: 15 °C, humidity 81%, wind 9 km/h and no rain during the hours of play. Only 4% of 639 games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor and neither innings is exposed. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring here.
During play: 15.2 °C on average, humidity 81%, wind 9 km/h gusting to 34.
Weather: wet, like 30 Dec 2025
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
30 December 2025 at Bellerive Oval: 14 °C, humidity 84%, wind 7 km/h and 2.4 mm of rain during the hours of play. 40 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions are wet, with 2.4 mm of rain during the hours of play and the heaviest spell from 19:00 to 20:00, overlapping the first innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out. Rain is a real risk, and lost overs would affect the first innings most.
During play: 13.5 °C on average, humidity 84%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 28.
Heaviest rain 19:00–20:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: warm, like 26 Nov 2017
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
26 November 2017 at Bellerive Oval: 19 °C, humidity 86%, wind 6 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 40 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry: 0 mm of rain during the hours of play, with rain risk low. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 19.3 °C on average, humidity 86%, wind 6 km/h gusting to 30. Humidity climbs from 80% to 92%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.