Great Barrier Reef Arena Mackay Pitch Report: Batting or Bowling? ODI & T20 Records

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Pitch Report: Australia have been a multi-sport country that are involved in various sports. Cricket is one of the most followed sports in this country, and their infrastructure is a prime example of this. There are almost 50 active cricket venues in the country. Great Barrier Reef Arena is one of them, which is situated in Mackay, Australia.

This venue is generally used to host international or domestic games in women’s cricket. It was built and opened in 1968 and offers a seating capacity of 10,000 at once. The first international game played at this venue was in 1992, an ODI between Sri Lanka and India.

Unfortunately, it was washed out after just two balls. This venue has not hosted a Test but has hosted a few international games in other formats. This venue is situated at 89 Juliet Street, South Mackay, QLD 4740, Australia, and is also used to host American football matches.

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Details

Also Known As	Ray Mitchell Oval and Harrup Park
Location	Mackay, Australia
Opened	1968
Capacity	10000
Shortest Boundary Distance	65-67 meters
Longest Boundary Distance	70-72 meters
Bowling Ends	N/A
Highest Total (ODIs)	275/5 by AUSW vs INDW
Lowest Total (ODIs)	225/8 by INDW vs AUSW
Flood Lights	Yes
Pitch	Grass

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Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Pitch Report

Great Barrier Reef Arena offers a balanced surface for a cricket match. There will be early swing for the fast bowlers, but as the pitch settles down, the batters will find it easier to score runs. The surface is expected to slow down, which makes it challenging to score runs in the second innings.

That is the reason that teams have preferred to bat first here. Meanwhile, there can be dew as well, which might make the things even. Overall, this is a good surface which has something in it for everyone. In ODIs, the average score here is around 250-255.

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Records: Overall Ground Stats

Format	Played	Bat	Bowl	Drawn/NR
Tests	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ODIs	4	1	3	1
T20Is	1	1	1	0

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, Stats & Records (Format-wise)

Great Barrier Reef Arena has not hosted a Test match so far. There have been four ODIs played at this venue. One was washed out, and the other three matches saw the chasing side winning it. In T20Is, two games have been played here, and both ended with contrasting results. Below you can see the overall record at this venue, format-wise.

STATS – TEST

Total matches	N/A
Matches won batting first	N/A
Matches won bowling first	N/A
Average 1st Inns scores	N/A
Average 2nd Inns scores	N/A
Average 3rd Inns scores	N/A
Average 4th Inns scores	N/A
Highest total recorded	N/A
Lowest total recorded	N/A

STATS – ODI

Total matches	4
Matches won batting first	0
Matches won bowling first	3
Average 1st Inns scores	254
Highest total recorded	275/5 by AUSW vs INDW
Lowest total recorded	225/8 by INDW vs AUSW
Highest score chased	275/5 by AUSW vs INDW

STATS – T20

Total matches	2
Matches won batting first	1
Matches won bowling first	1
Average 1st Inns scores	142
Average 2nd Inns scores	129
Highest total recorded	145/5 (18.4 Ov) by AUSW vs NZW
Lowest total recorded	142/10 (19.3 Ov) by AUSW vs NZW
Highest score chased	145/5 (18.4 Ov) by AUSW vs NZW

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Weather Report 

Venue	Rain Update	Temperature	Humidity	Probability of Rain
Great Barrier Reef Arena	Sunny	22-24°C	65-70%	0-5%

With the second ODI between Australia and South Africa scheduled to be played at Great Barrier Reef Arena, let’s look at the weather update here. According to the forecast, there is no sign of rain, and it will be bright and sunny. The temperature is predicted to be between 22 and 24°C in these days, while the wind speed is predicted to vary between 16 and 18 kmph.

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