Bulawayo Athletic Club

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Bulawayo Athletic Club
Ground information
Location Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Coordinates 20°09′53.41″S28°35′36.54″E / 20.1648361°S 28.5934833°E / -20.1648361; 28.5934833
Establishment1894
Capacity12,000
OwnerBulawayo Athletic Club
Tenants Zimbabwe Cricket
End names
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International information
Only Test1 November 1992:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
First ODI31 October 1992:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Last ODI27 June 2023:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
First T20I11 July 2022:
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey v Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Last T20I17 July 2022:
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea v Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Team information
Rhodesia (1951)
Matabeleland (1994-2009)
As of 27 June 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Bulawayo Athletic Club [1] is a sports club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground is the 12,000-capacity stadium.

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History

The club was founded in 1894. Cricket is the main sport played at the club, but tennis, bowls, squash and billiards are also played. It has also been a significant venue for many international sporting events. [2]

On 12 August 2007, a fire broke out at the club, destroying the members' bar area and billiards rooms and causing damages of up to US$400,000. The Walkden Hall, the squash courts and the changing rooms were saved from the blaze. The fire was believed to have been started by an electrical fault. [2]

At the Hockey Africa Cup of Champions held in Bulawayo in 2014, the Bulawayo Athletic Club ladies team reached the competition's final. [3] Two Bulawayo Athletic Club players were in the gold medal winning Zimbabwe ladies hockey team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Patricia McKillop and Helen Volk. [4] [5]

As a cricket venue

In the summer of 1992, the Zimbabwe national cricket team was granted Test status. Shortly afterwards, Bulawayo Athletic Club hosted one Test match (becoming the country's second Test venue, after Harare Sports Club) and one One Day International, with New Zealand the visitors in both. [6]

New Zealand won the ODI, on 31 October, by 22 runs. The Test began the following day, but was badly hit by rain and a lack of adequate covering, with ten hours of play lost. [6] In addition, the wicket was poor, as were the attendances (1,000 on the first day and a few hundred each day thereafter). Thus, when international cricket returned to Bulawayo, it was played at the nearby Queens Sports Club. [6]

Bulawayo Athletic Club continued to host domestic matches, and along with Queens Sports Club served as a home ground for the Matabeleland team. [7]

International Centuries

Test Centuries

Only two Test centuries have been scored at the venue. [8]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1119 Rod Latham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 November 1992Drawn
2101* Kevin Arnott Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 November 1992Drawn

One Day International Centuries

Four One Day International centuries have been scored at the venue. [9]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1157* Calum MacLeod Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 4 March 2018Won
2127 Richie Berrington Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 23 June 2023Won
3136 Brandon McMullen Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 25 June 2023Won
4162 Paul Stirling Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 27 June 2023Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Tests

Only one Test five wicket haul has been taken at the venue. [10]

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Dipak Patel 1 November 1992Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 240.411362.77Drawn

One Day Internationals

Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at the venue. [11]

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsResult
1 Bilal Khan 25 June 2023Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 110555Lost
2 Chris Greaves Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 210535Won

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