Alexandra Sports Club

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
Alexandra Sports Club (Zimbabwe)
LocationHarare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates17°48′58″S 31°02′17″E
Establishmentunknown (first recorded match in 1949)
As of 1 August 2016
Source: CricketArchive

History

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

First-class

List A

See also

References
  1. Other matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. First-class matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. List A matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. Youth One-Day International matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  8. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  10. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  11. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  12. Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in List A cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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