Manuka Oval
Canberra, Australia · 29 BBL matches here
Manuka Oval was enclosed as a sports ground in 1929 and has staged the Prime Minister's XI match since 1951.
- Opened
- 1929
- Capacity
- 15,000 seats
- Ends
- Pool End · Manuka End
- Home to
- Sydney Thunder (BBL), second home
Batting first here
3 of 6 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 37% (10 of 27). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
8 of 31reached par (175). Median 163.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored in line with their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 147, 2018–2022 166, 2023 onward 151.
Weather: dry, like 1 Jan 2018
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
1 January 2018 at Manuka Oval: 21 °C, humidity 67%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 33 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 3 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 1 January 2018 at Manuka Oval: 21 °C, humidity 67%, wind 12 km/h and no rain during the hours of play. Only 33 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 3 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain here during these hours. Games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out 4% of the time (26 of 639). Rain shouldn't be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 20.8 °C on average, humidity 67%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 40. Humidity climbs from 40% to 83%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 29 Dec 2016
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
29 December 2016 at Manuka Oval: 22 °C, humidity 88%, wind 7 km/h and 4.4 mm of rain during the hours of play. 33 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 3 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk: 4.4 mm is expected during play, with the heaviest spell from 21:00 to 22:00, overlapping the second innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet 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: 22.0 °C on average, humidity 88%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 33. Humidity climbs from 80% to 93%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Heaviest rain 21:00–22:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 21 Jan 2019
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
21 January 2019 at Manuka Oval: 27 °C, humidity 45%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 33 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 3 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry and hot, with no rain expected during the match. Across 639 games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather, only 4% were shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to interrupt either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 27.1 °C on average, humidity 45%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 30. Humidity climbs from 33% to 54%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.