Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney, Australia · 41 BBL matches here
Built for the 1998 Royal Easter Show and used for baseball at the 2000 Olympics, the stadium has been the Thunder's home since 2015.
- Opened
- 1998
- Capacity
- 22,102 seats
- Home to
- Sydney Thunder (BBL)
Batting first here
4 of 7 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 50% (16 of 32). BBL only.
Every first innings here
7 of 36reached par (174). Median 161.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored in line with their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 159, 2018–2022 162, 2023 onward 161.
Weather: dry, like 17 Dec 2023
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
17 December 2023 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 22 °C, humidity 74%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 19 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
Rain is unlikely to be a factor. These conditions are dry, and only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather were shortened or washed out. The evening hours carry no rain, so neither innings is exposed. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 21.9 °C on average, humidity 74%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 41. Humidity climbs from 65% to 86%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 15 Dec 2016
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
15 December 2016 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 18 °C, humidity 84%, wind 10 km/h and 2.3 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 19 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 2.3 mm during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 20:00 to 23:00 overlapping both innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring.
During play: 18.0 °C on average, humidity 84%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 28. Humidity climbs from 78% to 88%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Heaviest rain 20:00–23:00, mostly over both innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 24 Dec 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
24 December 2025 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 26 °C, humidity 62%, wind 11 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 19 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are dry and hot, with no rain expected during the hours of play. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not interrupt either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 26.0 °C on average, humidity 62%, wind 11 km/h gusting to 46. Humidity climbs from 49% to 84%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.