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 20 Jan 2018
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
20 January 2018 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 23 °C, humidity 79%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 2 January 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 hours of play. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather 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 these grounds.
During play: 22.6 °C on average, humidity 79%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 42. Humidity climbs from 62% to 92%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 17 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
17 January 2025 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 19 °C, humidity 84%, wind 22 km/h and 1.5 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 2 January 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 1.5 mm during play and the wettest spell from 22:00 to 23:00, overlapping the second innings. Across Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 19.4 °C on average, humidity 84%, wind 22 km/h gusting to 56.
Heaviest rain 22:00–23:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 18 Dec 2017
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
18 December 2017 at Sydney Showground Stadium: 26 °C, humidity 69%, wind 10 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 2 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Showground Stadium during these hours.
Rain is not a factor. These conditions are dry and hot, around 26 °C, and only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 26.3 °C on average, humidity 69%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 27. Humidity climbs from 61% to 78%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.