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OUTsurance Oval is a multi-purpose stadium
in Bloemfontein
, South Africa
. It is currently used mostly for cricket
matches. It is the home of the Eagles cricket team
. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1989.
A naming rights
arrangement saw the ground renamed Goodyear
Park until the 2007-08 season when it was renamed the OUTsurance Oval.
This was the same stadium were a young Colin Ingram
scored his maiden ODI century this came in Ingram's first international match. He subsequently became the first South African to score a century on debut.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is currently used mostly for cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches. It is the home of the Eagles cricket team
Eagles cricket team
The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles...
. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1989.
A naming rights
Naming rights
In the private sector, naming rights are a financial transaction whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, typically for a defined period of time. For properties like a multi-purpose arena, performing arts venue or an athletic field, the term ranges from three...
arrangement saw the ground renamed Goodyear
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....
Park until the 2007-08 season when it was renamed the OUTsurance Oval.
This was the same stadium were a young Colin Ingram
Colin Ingram (cricketer)
Colin Alexander Ingram is a South African cricketer who currently plays for the Warriors. He represented South Africa at the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.-Early life:...
scored his maiden ODI century this came in Ingram's first international match. He subsequently became the first South African to score a century on debut.