Junction Oval
Melbourne, Australia · 2 BBL matches here
St Kilda's ground dates from 1856 and reopened in 2018 after a $40 million rebuild as Cricket Victoria's headquarters and Sheffield Shield home.
- Opened
- 1856
- Capacity
- 7,000 seats
- Home to
- Cricket Victoria; Melbourne Stars (BBL)
Batting first here
2 of 2 won batting first all-time. No completed game here in the last three years. BBL only.
Every first innings here
2 of 2reached par (179). Median 205.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 –, 2018–2022 205, 2023 onward –.
Too few completed first innings here to chart. Par comes from recent BBL scoring and the ground's record.
Weather: dry, like 5 Jan 2026
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
5 January 2026 at Junction Oval: 18 °C, humidity 61%, wind 15 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 36 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 21 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 5 January 2026 at Junction Oval: 18 °C, humidity 61%, wind 15 km/h and no rain during the hours of play. Rain risk is low. Only 4% of 639 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: 18.4 °C on average, humidity 61%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 45.
Weather: wet, like 2 Dec 2023
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
2 December 2023 at Junction Oval: 15 °C, humidity 92%, wind 18 km/h and 2.6 mm of rain during the hours of play. 36 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 21 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
These conditions are wet, like 2 December 2023 at Junction Oval, with 2.6 mm of rain during the hours of play. The wettest spell runs from 19:00 to 21:00 and overlaps the first innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 14.9 °C on average, humidity 92%, wind 18 km/h gusting to 40.
Heaviest rain 19:00–21:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 30 Nov 2017
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
30 November 2017 at Junction Oval: 27 °C, humidity 57%, wind 13 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 36 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 21 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
These conditions are hot and dry, much like 30 November 2017 at Junction Oval, with no rain during the hours of play. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to overlap either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 26.8 °C on average, humidity 57%, wind 13 km/h gusting to 26.