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Bellerive Oval
Hobart, Australia · 71 BBL matches here
The ground on the Derwent dates from 1914 and was rebuilt in the mid-1980s to take first-class and international cricket, hosting its first Test in December 1989.
- Opened
- 1914
- Capacity
- 19,500 seats
- Ends
- Church Street End · River End
- Home to
- Hobart Hurricanes (BBL)
Batting first here
6 of 18 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 52% (42 of 81). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
24 of 81reached par (176). Median 167.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 1% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 166, 2018–2022 167, 2023 onward 170.
Weather: dry, like 3 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
3 January 2025 at Bellerive Oval: 17 °C, humidity 82%, wind 10 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 35 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 5 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to interfere with either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring at these grounds.
During play: 16.6 °C on average, humidity 82%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 36. Humidity climbs from 70% to 90%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 16 Dec 2024
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
16 December 2024 at Bellerive Oval: 26 °C, humidity 58%, wind 13 km/h and 2.3 mm of rain during the hours of play. 35 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 5 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
This weather is wet, like 16 December 2024 at Bellerive Oval, with 2.3 mm of rain during the hours of play. Across Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out. The wettest spell runs from 22:00 to 23:00 and overlaps the second innings, so a rain-rule finish is a real possibility. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 25.8 °C on average, humidity 58%, wind 13 km/h gusting to 52. Humidity climbs from 52% to 71%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
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: warm, like 18 Dec 2019
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
18 December 2019 at Bellerive Oval: 21 °C, humidity 88%, wind 5 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 35 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 5 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry: 0 mm of rain during the hours of play, with a low rain risk. Across 639 games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather, 4% were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at those grounds.
During play: 20.5 °C on average, humidity 88%, wind 5 km/h gusting to 32. Humidity climbs from 78% to 97%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.