Junction Oval
Melbourne, Australia · 48 WBBL 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
7 of 18 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 43% (22 of 51). WBBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
16 of 52reached par (153). Median 150.
Recent WBBL first innings average 148; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 –, 2018–2022 150, 2023 onward 151.
Weather: dry, like 20 Nov 2024
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at the WBBL's grounds were shortened (9 of 299).
20 November 2024 at Junction Oval: 17 °C, humidity 61%, wind 14 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 53 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 25 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
During play: 16.5 °C on average, humidity 61%, wind 14 km/h gusting to 46. Humidity climbs from 55% to 67%; at the WBBL's grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 12 Nov 2021
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at the WBBL's grounds were shortened or washed out (31 of 77).
12 November 2021 at Junction Oval: 11 °C, humidity 86%, wind 20 km/h and 2.4 mm of rain during the hours of play. 53 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 25 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
During play: 11.4 °C on average, humidity 86%, wind 20 km/h gusting to 44.
Heaviest rain 19:00–20:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: warm, like 30 Nov 2021
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at the WBBL's grounds were shortened (9 of 299).
30 November 2021 at Junction Oval: 24 °C, humidity 53%, wind 8 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 53 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 25 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
During play: 23.8 °C on average, humidity 53%, wind 8 km/h gusting to 15.