Wanderers Cricket Ground

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Wanderers Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Windhoek, Namibia
Establishment1990
Capacityn/a
Owner Government of Namibia
Operator Cricket Namibia
Tenants Namibia cricket team
End names
City End
River End
International information
First ODI27 April 2019:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Last ODI5 April 2023:
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
First T20I19 April 2013:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Last T20I5 October 2024:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of the United States.svg  United States
First WT20I6 September 2024:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Last WT20I14 September 2024:
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Team information
Namibia cricket team (1989-)
As of 5 October 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands. [1]

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The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Namibia played Sri Lanka A. In 2004, the ground held its first first-class match between Namibia and Uganda in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup. The first Twenty20 match was played on the ground in 2010, between Namibia and Bermuda, with the ground holding a further Twenty20 match between Namibia and Uganda later in 2010. [2]

In April 2013, the ground hosted its first ever international T20 match between Kenya and Netherlands.

International Records

One-Day International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue. [3]

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
15/13 Jan Frylinck Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 27 April 2019Won
25/26 JJ Smit Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 26 November 2021Won
35/76 Ruben Trumpelmann Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 27 November 2021Lost
46/42 Tangeni Lungameni Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 23 November 2022Won

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. "Twenty20 Matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records" . Retrieved 22 November 2022.

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