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Date: 1938 Type: Entrance Gate Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°58'03.55" S 25°36'38.43" E

Wording on Left hand side plaque UPON THIS GROUND, OCCUPIED BY THE P.E. CRICKET CLUB SINCE 1859, THE FIRST CRICKET TEST MATCH TO BE PLAYED IN SOUTH AFRICA TOOK PLACE IN 1889. Wording on Left hand side plaque THIS CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1887 AND HAS USED THIS FIELD SINCE THEN. THE FIRST RUGBY TEST MATCH PLAYED IN IN SOUTH AFRICA TOOK PLACE HERE IN 1891. Submitted by William MARTINSON See also St George's Park History All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.