[8] The City Oval Pavilion is based on the design of Queen's Park cricket ground in Chesterfield, United Kingdom.

[10] Between 1895 and 1957, the City Oval hosted 9 first-class matches between Natal and Marylebone Cricket Club.

[11] The ground has been used to host many matches between South African A sides and touring cricket teams.

[1][12] South Africa A have additionally played List A matches at the City Oval against Australia A in 2002/03 and Sri Lanka A in 2008/09.

[15][16] The City Oval has hosted two One Day International (ODI) matches, both of them in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.