United Ground

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United Ground
Ground information
Location Windhoek, Namibia
Establishment1990 (first recorded match)
Capacity3000
End names
Northern End
Southern End
International information
First ODI1 December 2022:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Last ODI26 September 2024:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
First T20I19 August 2019:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Last T20I30 November 2023:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
First WT20I1 April 2019:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Last WT20I2 May 2023:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
As of 26 September 2024
Source: Cricinfo

United Ground, also known as TrustCo United Sports Field, is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was played in 1990 between Namibia and the Netherlands. [1]

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The ground hosted its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Kenya played Zimbabwe A. To date the ground has held 12 List A matches. [2] In 2005, the ground held its inaugural first-class match between Namibia and Bermuda in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup. The venue held a second first-class match in 2010 between Namibia and Uganda in the 2009-10 Intercontinental Shield. [3]

List of Centuries

Twenty20 International Centuries

This is the list of centuries scored in Twenty20 Internationals at the venue [4]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1101* JP Kotze Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 431Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 20 August 2019Won
2100* Gerhard Erasmus Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 471Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 9 April 2022Lost

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References

  1. "Other matches played on United Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. "List A Matches played on United Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played on United Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  4. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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