.jpg){kind=link}
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Australia · 83 BBL matches here
Cricket has been played on the oval since December 1873 and Tests since December 1884, and the hand-operated scoreboard of 1911 still works.
- Opened
- 1873
- Capacity
- 53,500 seats
- Ends
- River End · Cathedral End
- Home to
- Adelaide Strikers (BBL)
Batting first here
6 of 15 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 57% (52 of 92). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
15 of 93reached par (182). Median 168.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 4% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 161, 2018–2022 168, 2023 onward 165.
Weather: dry, like 17 Jan 2023
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
17 January 2023 at Adelaide Oval: 26 °C, humidity 59%, wind 19 km/h and 0.1 mm of rain during the hours of play. 15 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 16 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Adelaide Oval 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, 26 of 639, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 26.4 °C on average, humidity 59%, wind 19 km/h gusting to 55.
Weather: wet, like 7 Jan 2024
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
7 January 2024 at Adelaide Oval: 22 °C, humidity 85%, wind 19 km/h and 4.2 mm of rain during the hours of play. 15 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 16 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Adelaide Oval during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 4.2 mm of rain during the hours of play in the reference match. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. The wettest spell, from 18:30 to 19:30, overlaps the second innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 21.8 °C on average, humidity 85%, wind 19 km/h gusting to 42.
Heaviest rain 18:30–19:30, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 26 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
26 January 2025 at Adelaide Oval: 34 °C, humidity 18%, wind 6 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 15 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 16 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Adelaide Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry and hot: 0 mm of rain is expected during the hours of play, and only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out. Rain should not be a factor in either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 34.5 °C on average, humidity 18%, wind 6 km/h gusting to 36.