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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 29 Dec 2016
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
29 December 2016 at Bellerive Oval: 21 °C, humidity 78%, wind 14 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 43 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 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 play. Evenings like this at Australian BBL grounds have seen only 4% of games shortened or washed out, so the chance of rain interrupting either innings is low. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 21.2 °C on average, humidity 78%, wind 14 km/h gusting to 34.
Weather: wet, like 2 Jan 2022
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
2 January 2022 at Bellerive Oval: 17 °C, humidity 78%, wind 16 km/h and 2.2 mm of rain during the hours of play. 43 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 2.2 mm of rain during the hours of play in the reference scenario. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. The wettest spell runs from 13:00 to 15:00, overlapping the first innings, so lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 17.3 °C on average, humidity 78%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 41.
Heaviest rain 13:00–15:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 4 Feb 2026
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
4 February 2026 at Bellerive Oval: 27 °C, humidity 25%, wind 8 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 43 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 17 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Bellerive Oval during these hours.
These conditions are hot and 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 overlap 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 25%, wind 8 km/h gusting to 34.