South Africa played their first-ever Test match in 1889 against England at which venue?

Answer Explanation

South Africa's first Test match was played on 12-13 March 1889 against England at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, which England won.

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13% of quiz players who faced this question picked St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. That makes it harder than most Teams questions, where 70% get it right on average. The most popular wrong answer was Newlands, Cape Town (50%).

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