The Absa Puk Oval, formerly known as the Fanie du Toit Sports Complex and the University Oval is a cricket ground in
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...
,
South Africa.
It has hosted senior cricket irregularly since 1982, when
Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.
* South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...
hosted
South African Universities.
In 2010, it was one of three venues used for the
ICC Women's Cricket Challenge.
It was also used for the
2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series
The 2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in Potchefstroom, South Africa, from 4 to 21 May 2017. The series was contested between the teams of India, Ireland, South Africa and ...
, contested between the women's teams of
India,
Ireland,
South Africa and
Zimbabwe.
References
North-West University
Cricket grounds in South Africa
Sports venues in North West (South African province)
Potchefstroom
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