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 10 Dec 2017
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at the WBBL's grounds were shortened (9 of 299).
10 December 2017 at Junction Oval: 20 °C, humidity 67%, wind 16 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 64 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
During play: 19.8 °C on average, humidity 67%, wind 17 km/h gusting to 41. Humidity climbs from 61% to 71%; at the WBBL's grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 29 Nov 2019
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at the WBBL's grounds were shortened or washed out (31 of 77).
29 November 2019 at Junction Oval: 18 °C, humidity 69%, wind 20 km/h and 2.1 mm of rain during the hours of play. 64 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
During play: 17.6 °C on average, humidity 69%, wind 20 km/h gusting to 51. Humidity climbs from 59% to 84%; at the WBBL's grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 1 Dec 2018
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at the WBBL's grounds were shortened (9 of 299).
1 December 2018 at Junction Oval: 29 °C, humidity 27%, wind 29 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 64 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 28 November in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Junction Oval during these hours.
During play: 29.3 °C on average, humidity 27%, wind 29 km/h gusting to 57.