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 22 Dec 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
22 December 2025 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 22 °C, humidity 73%, wind 12 km/h and 0.1 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 27 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with 0.1 mm of rain during the hours of play and a low rain risk. 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: 22.3 °C on average, humidity 73%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 44.
Weather: wet, like 8 Dec 2017
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
8 December 2017 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 19 °C, humidity 82%, wind 19 km/h and 1.7 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 27 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are wet, like 8 December 2017, with 1.7 mm of rain during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 19:00 to 22:00, overlapping both innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out. Lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility, and runs lines assume 20 overs. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 18.8 °C on average, humidity 82%, wind 19 km/h gusting to 43.
Heaviest rain 19:00–22:00, mostly over both innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 4 Jan 2019
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
4 January 2019 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 26 °C, humidity 70%, wind 13 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 27 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather have been 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 these grounds.
During play: 26.0 °C on average, humidity 70%, wind 13 km/h gusting to 36. Humidity climbs from 61% to 77%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.