Gymkhana Club Ground

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Nairobi Gymkhana Club
Ground information
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Capacity7,000
End names
City End
Forest Road End
International information
First ODI28 September 1996:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 October 2010:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
First T20I1 September 2007:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last T20I21 June 2023:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
First WT20I13 December 2022:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Last WT20I21 December 2022:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Team information
East Africa (1958–1986)
Kenya (1986–present)
As of 21 June 2023
Source: CricketArchive

Nairobi Gymkhana Club is a cricket ground and team in Nairobi, Kenya. It hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The ground has a capacity of 7,000 people. It is located north of the central business district, but not far from it. The ground is the main cricket venue in the country and the only one which could in any way be described as a major ground.

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Cricket

The ground is home to a cricket team of the same name, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Kenya. Earlier the ground was called Suleman Verjee Indian Gymkhana having been donated by the Suleman Verjee family at a time when no recreational facilities of scale were available to Indians in Kenya. The land was allocated by the Governor of Kenya to the Indian Association in 1927. [1]

The ground is home to one of Kenya's oldest and most influential clubs, the Gymkhana has hosted colonial and other important matches since the early 1900s but it really began to develop as Kenya became a serious force in world cricket in the 1990s.

It has become the main cricket ground in Kenya and hosts International games for the National team. It was at this ground, that Shahid Afridi scored the (then) fastest ODI century in 1997 from just 37 balls.

Investment in the ground accelerated with ICC grants which enabled it to host the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy although since then it has suffered from a lack on investment resulting from Kenya's internal problems. The ground itself is a mixture of grass banking and wooden stands, with a modern pavilion on one side and a new media centre, constructed for the 2000 tournament, at one end. [2]

As with many such clubs in Kenya, the Gymkhana is home to a variety of other sports as well as providing comfortable accommodation. Situated almost 5,500 feet above sea level, it is one of the highest first-class grounds. [3]

Facilities

The Gymkhana club also has an small inside area with a badminton court and further in, an outdoor area with a swimming pool and a restaurant.

Transportation

Nairobi Gymkhana is situated a 20-minute taxi ride and is about 15 km from the airport. Parking near the ground is limited.

List of Centuries

One Day Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1100* Romesh Kaluwitharana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 892Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 28 September 1996Won [4]
2124 Daryll Cullinan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1171Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 29 September 1996Won [5]
3121 Jonty Rhodes Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1141Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 29 September 1996Won [5]
4115 Saeed Anwar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1201Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 October 1996Won [6]
5102 Shahid Afridi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 401Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 October 1996Won [6]
6122 Aravinda de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1162Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 October 1996Lost [6]
7118* Gary Kirsten Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1272Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 October 1996Won [7]
8122 Dipak Chudasama Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1131Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 10 October 1997Won [8]
9144 Kennedy Otieno Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1461Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 10 October 1997Won [8]
10101* Lance Klusener Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1052Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 28 September 1999Won [9]
11139 Sourav Ganguly Flag of India.svg  India 1471Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 October 1999Won [10]
12132 Avishka Gunawardene Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1461WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4 October 2000Won [11]
13105* Saeed Anwar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1342Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8 October 2000Won [12]
14104 Saeed Anwar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1151Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 October 2000Lost [13]
15141* Sourav Ganguly Flag of India.svg  India 1421Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 October 2000Won [14]
16117 Sourav Ganguly Flag of India.svg  India 1301Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 October 2000Lost [15]
17102* Chris Cairns Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1132Flag of India.svg  India 15 October 2000Won [15]
18146 Matthew Hayden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1281Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 30 August 2002Won [16]
19116 Jeremy Bray Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1361Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30 January 2007Lost [17]
20100 Neil McCallum Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 922Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 30 January 2007Won [17]
21104 Darron Reekers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 821Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5 February 2007Won [18]
22111* Thomas Odoyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1132Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18 October 2007Won [19]
23102 Steve Tikolo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 991Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 19 October 2008Won [20]
24109* Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1211Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 16 February 2010Lost [21]

List of five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Gymkhana Club Ground
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Allan Donald 3 October 1996Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 29236South Africa won [22]
2 Waqar Younis 4 October 1996Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 28.5525Pakistan won [23]
3 Aasif Karim 10 October 1997Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 210335Kenya won [24]
4 Sunil Joshi 26 September 1999Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11065India won [25]
5 Shayne O'Connor 11 October 2000Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 19.2465New Zealand won [26]
6 Jason Gillespie 30 August 2002 [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 210225Australia won [27]
7 Jason Gillespie 7 September 2002 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 110705No result [lower-alpha 3] [29]
8 Collins Obuya 24 February 2003 [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 210245Kenya won [30]
9 Mashrafe Mortaza 15 August 2006Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 110266Bangladesh won [31]
10 Chris Mpofu 19 October 2008Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 110526Kenya won [32]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 Internationals at Gymkhana Club Ground
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Nehemiah Odhiambo 4 February 2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14205Kenya won [33]
2 Sandeep Lamichhane 29 August 2022Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1495Kenya won [34]

Notes

  1. ↑ This match was part of the PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002 played between Australia, Pakistan and Kenya.
  2. ↑ This was the final of the PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002.
  3. ↑ Rain meant that it was not possible to complete the match. The title was shared between Australia and Pakistan. [28]
  4. ↑ The match was part of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

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  34. ↑ Kenya won by 7 runs , CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

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