Mission Road Ground
Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground
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Ground information
LocationKau Pui Lung, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′23″N 114°11′6″E / 22.32306°N 114.18500°E / 22.32306; 114.18500
Establishment1976
Capacity3,500
TenantsHong Kong national cricket team
Hong Kong women's national cricket team
End names
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International information
First ODI26 January 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Scotland
Last ODI8 November 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Papua New Guinea
First T20I30 January 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Scotland
Last T20I17 February 2024:
 Hong Kong v  Japan
Only WT20I14 June 2023:
 Malaysia v  United Arab Emirates
As of 17 February 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Mission Road Ground or Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground is a multi-purpose sports field on Tin Kwong Road‌ [yue] in Kau Pui Lung, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The ground is mainly used for cricket matches. It was opened in 1976, and the first cricket match played there was between a Hong Kong XI and the Queensland Colts.[1]

History

In November 2015 the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that it had approved the ground as venue for holding One Day International (ODI) matches,[2] the venue thus became the first international cricket venue in East Asia and China.[clarify]

On 26 January 2016, the ground hosted its first One Day International when the Hong Kong cricket team played against Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[3] A second scheduled ODI was washed out.[4] On the two following days, the first two Twenty20 Internationals at the ground were played, between the same teams.[5]

In February 2020, Interport Series was scheduled to be played at this venue but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in China.[clarify][6][7] The series was then moved to Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur.[8]

List of Five Wicket Hauls

One Day Internationals

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Chad Soper 6 November 2016  Papua New Guinea  Hong Kong 2 10 41 6 4.1 Won[9]

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Saturday XI v Queensland Colts". Cricket Archive. The Cricketer. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong makes breakthrough to host its first ODI". ESPNcricinfo. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 17th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  4. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 19th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  5. ^ "Records / Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong to host Malaysa in 5-Match T20I series!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong vs Malaysia T20I Interport Series Called Off". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Malaysia to host Hong Kong in rescheduled T20I Series". Cricket Malaysia. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Papua New Guinea tour of Hong Kong, 2nd ODI: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Mong Kok, Nov 6, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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