The Alexandra Sports Club (also called the Alex Sports Club) is a sporting complex in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The venue's primary use is as a cricket ground, and it has hosted both international and domestic fixtures.
  Alexandra Sports Club Alexandra Sports Club (Zimbabwe) | |
| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 17°48′58″S 31°02′17″E / 17.81611°S 31.03806°E |
| Establishment | unknown (first recorded match in 1949) |
| As of 1 August 2016 Source: CricketArchive | |
History edit
Cricket is first recorded as being played at the Alexandra Sports Club in January 1949, at a time when Harare was called Salisbury, and was the capital of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia. It may have been played earlier.[1] The inaugural first-class match on the ground was in October 1990, when a Young Zimbabwe team played a three-day game against Pakistan B (which held first-class status).[2] Beginning with the 1993–94 Logan Cup, the Alexandra Sports Club began to host matches in top-level domestic competitions, generally for teams based in the Mashonaland region (which includes Harare). Mashonaland, Mashonaland A, Mashonaland Country Districts, Mashonaland Under-24s, CFX Academy, and Westerns all played occasional Logan Cup or domestic one-day games at the venue, with the most recent such fixture coming in May 2009.[2][3]
The Alexandra Sports Club has hosted a number of fixtures for Zimbabwe A, including a first-class game against South Africa A in 1994, a series of games against England A in 1999, and a one-day game against Namibia in 2002.[1][2][3] In 1996, the ground was also scheduled to host a game between the Zimbabwe under-19s and the England under-19s, but it was abandoned due to inclement weather.[4] In April 2000, the ground hosted three matches in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament, two featuring Zimbabwe A (against Denmark and the Netherlands) and one between the Netherlands and Scotland.[3] After that, the next international tournament played there was the Africa regional qualifier for the 2017 Women's World Cup, which was played in April 2016.[1]
Records edit
First-class edit
- Highest team total: 510/9 dec. by Northerns v. Centrals, 2008/09[5]
- Lowest team total: 49 all out by Zimbabwe Cricket Academy v. Australian Cricket Academy, 1998/99[6]
- Highest individual innings: 243 not out by Grant Flower for Mashonaland v. Matabeleland, 1996/97[7]
- Best bowling in an innings: 8/50 by Darren Thomas for England A v. Zimbabwe A, 1998/99[8]
List A edit
- Highest team total: 262/8 by England XI v. Zimbabwe A, 2001/02[9]
- Lowest team total: 95 all out by Matabeleland v. Mashonaland, 2002/03[10]
- Highest individual innings: 118 not out by Piet Rinke for Manicaland v. Matabeleland, 2003/04[11]
- Best bowling in an innings: 5/30 by Mohammad Sharif for Bangladeshis v. CFX Academy, 2000/01[12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Other matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b c First-class matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b c List A matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Youth One-Day International matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.