Harare South Country Club

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Harare South Country Club
Ground information
Location Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
Coordinates 18°00′25″S30°57′43″E / 18.0069°S 30.9620°E / -18.0069; 30.9620
Establishmentc. 1981
Team information
Mashonaland Country Districts (1993/94–1995/96)
Mashonaland (1997/98)
As of 4 February 2022
Source: Ground profile

The Harare South Country Club is a country club to the south of Harare. Its facilities include a golf course and a cricket ground. [1] The cricket ground has played host to first-class and List A one-day matches. It first hosted first-class cricket in 1987, when Zimbabwe B played Pakistan B. Following Zimbabwe's elevation to Test status in 1992, matches in the Logan Cup gained first-class status, with both Mashonaland Country Districts and Mashonaland using the ground for home matches; [2] the ground also played host to List A matches for both Mashonaland Country Districts and Zimbabwe Country Districts, in addition to hosting three matches in the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament. [3] First-class cricket has not been played there since 1997 and List A cricket has not been played there since 2001.

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First-class

List A

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References

  1. ↑ Maurel, Martine (1995). Visitors' Guide to Zimbabwe. Southern Book Publishers. p. 88. ISBN   9781868126262.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Harare South Country Club, Harare (10)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "List A Matches played on Harare South Country Club, Harare (10)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mashonaland Country Districts v Matabeleland, Logan Cup 1994/95" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Centuries in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland, Logan Cup 1995/96" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Highest Team Totals in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Denmark v Scotland, ICC Emerging Nations Tournament 1999/00" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Centuries in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

Coordinates: 18°00′25″S30°57′43″E / 18.0069°S 30.9620°E / -18.0069; 30.9620

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