Current stadium facilities

The facilities at WPCS were revamped for the ICC CWC 2003 and the new Media Centre was voted in the top 3 in the country by the press during the world cup.

The Stadium boasts 9 additional fields with the capabilities of playing 9 junior matches on a Saturday and 6 senior matches on the weekend. Plans are currently underway to increase the number of fields within the Willowmoore Precinct (which includes the adjacent High School) to accommodate 12 junior and 7 senior matches.

Willowmoore Park also boasts a second field with grandstand, dining hall and change rooms. The Academy buildings can accommodate 24 people and includes a lecture hall, dining room and additional change rooms which serve the ‘B’ field.

Practice facilities include 18 turf nets for the franchise teams, 12 practice nets for the amateur team, 4 astro nets and 8 turf nets for other representative teams as well as an indoor facility with 4 indoor nets. In 2009 the EJCCA with the help of Afrisun and Carnival City constructed an additional 6 astro nets next to the ‘A’ field.

History of Willowmoore Park Cricket Stadium

Willowmoore Park Cricket Stadium was founded by British coalminers and owes its name to the willow trees and the moor at the south end of the ground.

• The first international match at this ground was played between a South African Invitation team and England in 1913.
• The grandstand was subsequently erected in 1923 and the stadium was officially opened in 1924.
• The floodlights were erected in 1943 and the first day-night match in the world was played here in 1962 between South Africa and Australia.
• Former England Batsman Dennis Compton scored a record 300 runs in 3 hours at this ground against a South African XI in 1948.
• South African great Denis Lindsay graduated from WPCS.

History of the Eastern Cricket Union

The Eastern Cricket Union (previously the North Eastern Transvaal Board and Eastern Transvaal Cricket Union) was founded on the 12 June 1991 and became an affiliate of the United Cricket Board of South Africa in the same year.

The ECU moved its headquarters from PAM BRINK stadium in Springs to Willowmoore Park in 1996. In 1997 Willowmoore Park hosted its first ODI on the 9th of February between Zimbabwe and India which saw a capacity crowd of 12 000 spectators.

To date Willowmoore Park and the Eastern Cricket Union have been part of the successful hosting of the u19 World Cup, the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003 and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Tournament in 2009. The stadium is also home to the Africa Cricket Association which hosts all its regional qualifying tournaments at this ground.

Achievements:

• UCB Bowl winners in 1991/92
• Supersport Series Champions in 2002/03
• Winners of the Supersport Shield in 2003/04.

Achievements as part of the Nashua Titans Franchise

• Standard Bank Pro 20 Champions in 2004/05
• Supersport Series Champions in 2005/06 & 2006/07
• MTN Domestic One Day & Standard Bank Pro 20 Champions in 2007/08
• Supersport Series and MTN Domestic One Day Champions in 2008/09