Queens Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It has been used for cricket matches since 1899 and has hosted international matches as well as domestic games. The venue is the Zimbabwe national cricket team's second-most used home ground, after Harare Sports Club in Harare. The first Test match at the venue was held in 1994 with Sri Lanka as the visiting side. The first One Day International (ODI) took place in 1996 with England Zimbabwe's opposition and the first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground was held in 2013 with Bangladesh the visitors.[1] The ground hosted One Day International matches during the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup and 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier.[2]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[3] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches.[a]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the ground was Zimbabwean Heath Streak against Pakistan in 1995. Streak took five wickets for 70 runs, with Pakistan's Wasim Akram also taking a five-wicket haul later in the same match.[6] The best figures in Test cricket on the ground are the 8/109 taken by Zimbabwean spinner Paul Strang against New Zealand in 2000. Team-mate Adam Huckle has the best match figures in Test cricket on the ground, taking 11 wickets, including two five-wicket hauls, against New Zealand in 1995.[2]

The first ODI five-wicket haul on the ground was also taken by Streak, who took 5/32 against India in 1997.[7] New Zealand's Shane Bond as the best ODI figures on the ground, taking 6/19 against India in 2005.[2] As of December 2019, no five-wicket hauls have been taken in Twenty20 International matches on the ground.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings
R Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings
W Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings
Result Result of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

A total of 23 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.

As of 28 December 2019
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Queens Sports Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Heath Streak[A] 7 February 1995  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 2 26 70 5 Pakistan won[6]
2 Wasim Akram[A] 7 February 1995  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 3 22.3 43 5 Pakistan won[6]
3 Paul Strang 18 December 1996  Zimbabwe  England 2 58.4 123 5 Drawn[8]
4 Adam Huckle[B] 25 September 1997  Zimbabwe  New Zealand 2 40.4 109 6 Drawn[10]
5 Adam Huckle[B] 25 September 1997  Zimbabwe  New Zealand 4 32 146 5 Drawn[10]
6 Waqar Younis 14 March 1998  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1 28.2 106 5 Drawn[11]
7 Pramodya Wickramasinghe[C] 18 November 1999  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 1 21.2 60 6 Drawn[12]
8 Paul Wiseman[D] 12 September 2000  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 1 45 90 5 New Zealand won[13]
9 Paul Strang[D] 12 September 2000  Zimbabwe  New Zealand 2 51.5 109 8 New Zealand won[13]
10 Chris Cairns[D] 12 September 2000  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 3 14.5 31 5 New Zealand won[13]
11 Andy Blignaut[E] 19 April 2001  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh 1 23.3 73 5 Zimbabwe won[16]
12 Manjural Islam[E] 19 April 2001  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe 2 35 81 6 Zimbabwe won[16]
13 Ray Price 14 September 2001  Zimbabwe  South Africa 2 79 181 5 Drawn[17]
14 Saqlain Mushtaq 16 November 2002  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1 25.5 66 7 Pakistan won[18]
15 Ray Price 12 November 2003  Zimbabwe  West Indies 1 43 199 5 West Indies won[19]
16 Shane Bond 15 August 2005  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 1 17 51 6 New Zealand won[20]
17 Irfan Pathan 13 September 2005  India  Zimbabwe 1 18.5 58 5 India won[21]
18 Daniel Vettori[F] 1 November 2011  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 2 43 70 5 New Zealand won[22]
19 Kyle Jarvis[F] 1 November 2011  Zimbabwe  New Zealand 3 18 64 5 New Zealand won[22]
20 Doug Bracewell[F] 1 November 2011  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 4 25 85 5 New Zealand won[22]
21 Neil Wagner 28 July 2016  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 1 20.5 41 6 New Zealand won[23]
22 Devendra Bishoo 21 October 2017  West Indies  Zimbabwe 2 24 79 5 West Indies won[24]
23 Sikandar Raza[G] 29 October 2017  Zimbabwe  West Indies 2 48 99 5 Drawn[25]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

13 five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground.

As of 25 June 2023
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Queens Sports Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Heath Streak[H] 15 February 1997  Zimbabwe  India 1 8.5 32 5 Zimbabwe won[7]
2 Craig White[I] 18 February 2000  England  Zimbabwe 1 10 21 5 England won[28]
3 Henry Olonga[J] 15 December 2002  Zimbabwe  Kenya 1 9 28 6 Zimbabwe won[29]
4 Shane Bond[K] 26 August 2005[b]  New Zealand  India 2 9 19 6 New Zealand won[30]
5 Jerome Taylor[L] 7 December 2007  West Indies  Zimbabwe 1 10 48 5 West Indies won[32]
6 Ziaur Rahman[M] 3 May 2013  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe 2 9 30 5 Bangladesh won[34]
7 Amit Mishra 3 August 2013  India  Zimbabwe 1 8.5 48 6 India won[35]
8 Donald Tiripano[N] 24 July 2014  Zimbabwe  Afghanistan 1 9.1 63 5 Afghanistan won[37]
9 Safyaan Sharif[O] 12 March 2018[c]  Scotland  Zimbabwe 1 8.4 33 5 Tied[P][39]
10 Faheem Ashraf[Q] 18 July 2018  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1 8.1 22 5 Pakistan won[41]
11 Wanindu Hasaranga 19 June 2023 [d]  Sri Lanka  United Arab Emirates 2 8 24 6 Sri Lanka won[42]
12 23 June 2023 [e]  Oman 1 7.2 13 5 Sri Lanka won[43]
13 25 June 2023 [f]  Ireland 2 10 79 5 Sri Lanka won[44]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The ground was used by Rhodesia and Zimbabwe to play touring international teams before Zimbabwe gained Full Member status and has been used to host matches against touring A sides and by Zimbabwe representative sides since. Although Zimbabwe played its first ODI in 1983, it did not play a home ODI match until after gaining Full Member status in 1992.[4][5]
  2. ^ The match was part of the 2005–06 Videocon Tri-Series between Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand.
  3. ^ The match was part of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.
  4. ^ The match was part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.
  5. ^ The match was part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.
  6. ^ The match was part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.
  1. ^ a b Streak and Wasim Akram took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
  2. ^ a b Huckle took his five-wicket hauls during the same match. They were the only five-wicket hauls of his international career and his 11/255 represent the best bowling match figures on the ground. His 6/109 in the second innings of the match was the first time six wickets had been taken in an innings in a Test match on the ground.[2][9]
  3. ^ Wickramasinghe's 6/60 set new best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground.
  4. ^ a b c Wiseman, Strang and Cairns took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. Strang's 8/109 was the first time eight wickets had been taken in an innings on the ground in a Test match and remain the best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground.[2]
  5. ^ a b Blignaut and Manjural Islam took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. The match was Blignaut's Test match debut. This was the only time Manjural took a five-wicket haul in international cricket.[14][15]
  6. ^ a b c Vettori, Jarvis and Bracewell took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. The match was Bracewell's debut Test match.
  7. ^ As of January 2020 this is Sikandar Raza's only five-wicket haul in senior cricket.
  8. ^ Streak is the only players to take five-wicket hauls in both Test and ODI cricket in Zimbabwe. His five-wicket haul in this match was the only one of his ODI career.[26]
  9. ^ White's five-wicket haul was the only one of his ODI career. It set new best innings bowling figures in an ODI on the ground.[27]
  10. ^ Olonga's six wickets in the match were the first time six wickets had been taken in an ODI on the ground.
  11. ^ Bond's 6/19 are the best bowling figures in an ODO on the ground.[2]
  12. ^ Taylor's five-wicket haul was the only one of his ODI career.[31]
  13. ^ Ziaur Rahman's five-wicket hail was the only one of his ODI career.[33]
  14. ^ Tiripano's five-wicket haul was the only one of his international career.[36]
  15. ^ As of January 2020 Safyaan Sharif's five-wicket haul is the only one of his international career.[38]
  16. ^ Both sides were bowled out for 210 runs. As the match was in the group stages of the competition no super over was played.[39]
  17. ^ As of January 2020 Faheem Ashraf's five-wicket haul is the only one of his international career. [40]

References

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