List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on Zimbabwe cricket grounds

International cricket at Test and one-day level has been played in Zimbabwe since the Zimbabwe national cricket team played its first home Test match in October 1992 against India at Harare, becoming the ninth Test-playing nation. The national team was an Associate member of the International Cricket Council between 1981 and July 1992 when it gained Full Member status.[1] During this period it had played international cricket against other Associate sides such as Kenya, Ireland and Namibia and played its first One Day International in 1983.[lower-alpha 1] Sri Lanka had visited the country in late 1982, the year after they had gained Full Member status and South Africa played a single limited-overs match in the country in February 1992 just before Zimbabwe were promoted from Associate Member. The country was also visited by youth and "B" teams from many Full Member countries during this period.[3][4] The Zimbabwe women's side played its first matches in 2006 and its first official Twenty20 International in January 2019. As of January 2020 it has not played any Test or ODI matches.[5]

Prior to independence in 1980, the Rhodesia cricket team had played matches against touring international sides, including New Zealand, England (playing as MCC) and Australia in the 1950s and 1960s.[1][6] The touring England side, playing as Lord Hawke's XI, played one match against Rhodesia in 1899 and in 1906 HDG Leveson Gower led a side made up of English and South African players to Rhodesia immediately after he had led an England side on their tour of South Africa.[1][6][7]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[8] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on Zimbabwean grounds in official international Test and One Day International matches.

The first international five-wicket haul on a Zimbabwean ground was taken during the first home Test match played by the national side. Zimbabwean John Traicos took five wickets for 86 runs from 50 over bowled against India at Harare Sports Club.[9] The first five-wicket haul in a One Day International in Zimbabwe was taken by Zimbabwean Eddo Brandes who took 5/28 against England in 1997 on the same ground. Brandes took a hat-trick as part of his haul.[10][11][12] As of December 2019 no five-wicket hauls have bee taken in Twenty20 International or women's international cricket in Zimbabwe.

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match in Zimbabwe[lower-alpha 2]

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings
R Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings
W Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings
Result Result of the match

Bulawayo Athletic Club

A single five-wicket haul has been taken in international matches at Bulawayo Athletic Club in the only Test match played on the ground.[lower-alpha 3]

As of 28 December 2019
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Bulawayo Athletic Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Dipak Patel1 November 1992 New Zealand Zimbabwe240.41136Drawn[15]

Harare Sports Club
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Harare Sports Club

Old Hararians Sports Club

Three five-wicket hauls have been taken at Old Hararians, all during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition when five ODIs were played on the ground.[16][lower-alpha 4]

As of 28 December 2019
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Old Hararians
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Jason Holder6 March 2018[lower-alpha 5] West Indies United Arab Emirates210535West Indies won[17]
2Carlos Brathwaite8 March 2018[lower-alpha 5] West Indies Papua New Guinea110275West Indies won[18]
3Rashid Khan30 March 2018[lower-alpha 5] Afghanistan United Arab Emirates19415Afghanistan won[19]

Queens Sports Club
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Queens Sports Club

Notes
  1. Zimbabwe did not play a home One Day International until after gaining Full Member status in 1992.[2]
  2. Kwekwe Sports Club hosted a single ODI in 2002 without a five-wicket haul being taken. Takashinga Cricket Club hosted Women's T20 International matches during the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa. No five-wicket hauls were recorded during the competition on the ground.
  3. As of December 2019 only five international matches have been played at Bulawayo Athletic Club, a single Test match and four ODIs.[13][14]
  4. Women's T20 International matches were played on the ground during the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa competition. No five-wicket hauls were recorded on the ground during the competition.
  5. The match was part of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.

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