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 7 Jan 2019
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
7 January 2019 at Junction Oval: 20 °C, humidity 65%, wind 16 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 27 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 7 January 2019 at Junction Oval: 20°C, humidity 65%, wind 16 km/h and no rain during the hours of play. Only 27 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain here during these hours, and 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out. Rain should not be a factor.
During play: 19.8 °C on average, humidity 65%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 43. Humidity climbs from 56% to 73%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 30 Jan 2019
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
30 January 2019 at Junction Oval: 27 °C, humidity 61%, wind 18 km/h and 2.8 mm of rain during the hours of play. 27 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 2.8 mm during the hours of play in the reference evening and the wettest spell from 20:00 to 21:00 overlapping the first innings. At 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: 27.4 °C on average, humidity 61%, wind 18 km/h gusting to 63.
Heaviest rain 20:00–21:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 10 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
10 January 2025 at Junction Oval: 27 °C, humidity 50%, wind 11 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 27 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry and hot, 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 should not be a factor. The heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 27.2 °C on average, humidity 50%, wind 11 km/h gusting to 30.