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Harare Sports Club
Ground information
Location Harare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates 17°48′50.67″S31°3′2.08″E / 17.8140750°S 31.0505778°E / -17.8140750; 31.0505778
Establishment1900
Capacity10,000
Owner Zimbabwe Cricket
OperatorZimbabwe Cricket
Tenants Zimbabwe national cricket team
Rhodesia cricket team
Mashonaland cricket team
Mashonaland Eagles
End names
Prayag End
Cycle Pure End
International information
First Test18–22 October 1992:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of India.svg  India
Last Test7–11 July 2021:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
First ODI25 October 1992:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of India.svg  India
Last ODI17 December 2023:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
First T20I12 June 2010:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of India.svg  India
Last T20I10 December 2023:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
First WODI5 October 2021:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Last WODI28 March 2024:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
First WT20I12 May 2019:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Last WT20I2 April 2024:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Team information
Rhodesia (1910–1979)
Mashonaland (1923–2008)
Mashonaland Eagles (2009–present)
As of 2 April 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Harare Sports Club is a sports club and the Harare Sports Club Ground is a cricket stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. Founded in 1900 [1] and known as Salisbury Sports Club until 1982, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the primary cricket venue in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe since its foundation. Other sports played at the club are rugby, tennis, golf and squash.

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History

The earliest recorded first-class cricket match at Salisbury Sports Club was played in 1910. In the years between World War II and independence from the United Kingdom in 1980, the ground hosted several of Rhodesia's home matches in the Currie Cup, South Africa's main domestic first-class competition. [2]

The first List A match at the ground was played in September 1980, shortly after independence. [3] During the 1980s and early 1990s, the ground frequently hosted first-class and List A matches between the Zimbabwe national team and touring national 'A', 'B' and youth teams.

In July 1992, Zimbabwe became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), thus obtaining Test status. Three months later, Harare Sports Club hosted the country's inaugural Test match, against India. Soon after, the ground played host to its first One Day International, also against India. In February 1995, HSC was the site of Zimbabwe's first-ever Test win, against Pakistan. [4]

The venue

The ground is surrounded by Jacaranda trees and with a beautiful gabled pavilion, Harare Sports Club is in the heart of the city. It is bordered by the heavily guarded presidential palace on one side and the prestigious Royal Harare Golf Club on another.

The venue hosted Zimbabwe's first Test in October 1992 and has been the country's major Test and one-day venue since. Although the club itself does not possess any of the major stands associated with major sports grounds, the capacity of around 10,000 can be increased by the use of temporary stands, like when a record crowd of 26,000 saw Rhodesia play the MCC in 1956. [4]

However, that capacity is rarely tested and in recent times only the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series, involving Australia and South Africa, and the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier have drawn sizeable crowds. The main social centre is the historic pavilion with its popular bar, The Centurion. On the southern side of the ground is Castle Corner, the alternative and usually lively bar.

This ground is home to the domestic team Mashonaland Eagles. Harare Sports Club is also home to the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, the country's national cricket board.

Floodlight towers were installed at the ground in 2023 for the launch of the Zim Afro T10. [5]

On 7 December 2023, the 1st T20I between Zimbabwe and Ireland was played under the floodlights, the first ever international match to be played under the lights at this venue. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Menon, Mohandas (15 June 2001). "Harare Sports Club ground at a glance". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Harare Sports Club, Harare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "List A Matches played on Harare Sports Club, Harare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Heatley, pp. 191.
  5. ↑ Chikamhi, Eddie (19 July 2023). "Inaugural Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 gets underway". The Herald. Harare. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIM vs IRE 1st T20I 2023 Becomes First International Match to Be Played Under Floodlights in Zimbabwe". LatestLY. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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