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Senwes Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa. It has hosted one Test match, in 2002. The Highveld Lions also play some home matches here. It is also home to AFL South Africa, the Australian rules football body responsible for developing the game in that country and the stadium is home to the South African national Australian rules football team, the Lions.
Senwes Park annually hosts the International Cricket Camp, a world-class program that provideds upcoming cricketers with an opportunity to be coached by renowned coaches in the field of cricket; the likes of Jimmy Cook, Deon Kruis, Gordon Parsons,Shukri Conrad, Grant Morgan are some of the coaches that have been involved in the International Cricket Camp.
The programmes offered at the International Cricket Camp are as follows: Professional Camp (5 Day programme, Includes Accommodation, meals, functions, lectures, two 20/20 matches and a 50 Over match) Amateur Camp (3 Day programme, Includes accommodation, meals, function, lectures, one 20/20 match and 50 Over match). Transportation is provided to collect players from and to OR Tambo International Airport. School Camp (2 Day programme, Includes two 20/20 matches, meals,lectures, coaching sessions) Coaches Conference (2 Day programme, Includes lectures, practical sessions and a function) for more information contact North West Cricket at 018 294 6666 / www.nwca.co.za
As of 2008, due to a naming rights agreement, the ground renamed to Senwes Park. It was previously known as Sedgars Park.
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Venues of the 2003 Cricket World Cup South Africa Wanderers Stadium (Johannesburg) • Sahara Stadium Kingsmead (Durban) • Newlands Cricket Ground (Cape Town) • SuperSport Park (Centurion) • OUTsurance Oval (Bloemfontein) • Willowmoore Park (Benoni) • Sahara Oval St George's (Port Elizabeth)• Nairobi Gymkhana Club (Nairobi) • Queens Sports Club (Bulawayo) • Harare Sports Club (Harare) • Boland Bank Park (Paarl) • De Beers Diamond Oval (Kimberley) • City Oval (Pietermaritzburg) • Buffalo Park (East London) • Senwes Park (Potchefstroom)Coordinates: 26°41′44.37″S 27°06′2.78″E / 26.6956583°S 27.1007722°E
Categories:- Cricket grounds in South Africa
- Potchefstroom
- Highveld Lions
- Australian rules football in South Africa
- Test cricket grounds in South Africa
- South African sports venue stubs
- Cricket ground stubs
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