Old Hararians Sports Club
Ground information
LocationHarare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates17°48′53.49″S 31°01′38.49″E / 17.8148583°S 31.0273583°E / -17.8148583; 31.0273583
OwnerZimbabwe Cricket
OperatorZimbabwe Cricket
TenantsZimbabwe
Mashonaland cricket team
Rising Stars
International information
First ODI6 March 2018:
 United Arab Emirates v  West Indies
Last ODI20 March 2018:
 Afghanistan v  United Arab Emirates
First WT20I5 May 2019:
 Sierra Leone v  Uganda
Last WT20I11 May 2019:
 Zimbabwe v  Nigeria
As of 3 September 2020
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Old Hararians Sports Club is a sports club and multi-purpose stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe.[1] The ground is also known as Old Hararians 'B' Field, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the cricket venue in Zimbabwe since its foundation.

The venue

The 'A' field adjoining the main 'B' field hosted one first-class cricket match in March 1950, when Rhodesia played Transvaal.[2] The ground played host to an ICC Emerging Nations Tournament conducted by the International Cricket Council in 2000 and played host to five matches.[3]

The ground underwent renovation ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The revamps were done to make the ground suitable for hosting international matches.[4]

At the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, during the playoff matches, Nepal gained One Day International (ODI) status following their match at the ground.[5] On 17 March 2018, the ninth place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.[6]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Date Result
1 123 Chris Gayle  West Indies 91  United Arab Emirates 6 March 2018 Won
2 127 Shimron Hetmyer  West Indies 93  United Arab Emirates Won
3 112* Rameez Shahzad  United Arab Emirates 107  West Indies Lost
4 126 Paul Stirling  Ireland 117  United Arab Emirates 12 March 2018 Won

Five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Three five wicket hauls in One-Day Internationals have been taken at the venue.[7]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Jason Holder 6 March 2018  West Indies  United Arab Emirates 2 10 53 5 5.30 Won
2 Carlos Brathwaite 8 March 2018  West Indies  Papua New Guinea 1 10 27 5 2.70 Won
3 Rashid Khan 20 March 2018  Afghanistan  United Arab Emirates 1 9 41 5 4.55 Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "Old Hararians Sports Club". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Old Hararians A Field, Salisbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ^ "ICC Emerging Nations Tournament Schedule". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ "ZC postpones domestic cricket amid cash shortage". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "'Biggest day in Nepal cricket history' - Khadka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ "PNG defend 200 to take ninth place". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

External links

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