Old Hararians

Old Hararians Sports Club

Ground information
Location	Harare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates	17°48′53.49″S31°01′38.49″E / 17.8148583°S 31.0273583°E / -17.8148583; 31.0273583
Owner	Zimbabwe Cricket
Operator	Zimbabwe Cricket
Tenants	Zimbabwe Mashonaland cricket team Rising Stars
International information
First ODI	6 March 2018:   United Arab Emirates v   West Indies
Last ODI	20 March 2018:   Afghanistan v   United Arab Emirates
First WODI	21 November 2021:   Bangladesh v   Pakistan
Last WODI	23 November 2021:   Ireland v   West Indies
First WT20I	5 May 2019:   Sierra Leone v   Uganda
Last WT20I	11 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

• List of cricket grounds by capacity
• List of One Day International cricket grounds

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

• Profile by Cricinfo