Sparta Recreational Club | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
Establishment | 1993/94 (first recorded match) |
International information | |
First WT20I | 5 January 2019: Namibia v Zimbabwe |
Last WT20I | 10 January 2019: Namibia v Zimbabwe |
As of 4 September 2020 Source: Ground profile |
Sparta Cricket Club Ground, also known as the Sparta Recreational Club, is a cricket ground in Walvis Bay, Namibia. [1] The first recorded match on the ground was in the 1993/94 cricket season. [2] It hosted its first first-class cricket match on 15 October 2015. [3] It was used as a venue to host matches during the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup. [4]
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