1926
The match pitch was established on 26 April 1926. Club records describe it as South Africa’s first turf wicket; that claim belongs to the club archive.
Groot Drakenstein Games Club
The heart of Groot Drak.
Pickstone Oval: cricket, community and a remarkable valley setting.
Ten acres. Ten shillings. One condition.
In 1921, H. E. V. Pickstone offered the club land at Delta for ten shillings a year, with a condition that at least one cricket game be played annually. Members known as the Forest Span cleared and prepared the ground.
1977
The grounds were sold to the club through the generosity of the Pickstone family.
1999
At a ceremony on the pitch, the field was officially named Pickstone Oval.
Play here. Gather here.
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