The Harare South Country Club is a country club to the south of Harare. Its facilities include a golf course and a cricket ground.[1] The cricket ground has played host to first-class and List A one-day matches. It first hosted first-class cricket in 1987, when Zimbabwe B played Pakistan B. Following Zimbabwe's elevation to Test status in 1992, matches in the Logan Cup gained first-class status, with both Mashonaland Country Districts and Mashonaland using the ground for home matches;[2] the ground also played host to List A matches for both Mashonaland Country Districts and Zimbabwe Country Districts, in addition to hosting three matches in the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament.[3] First-class cricket has not been played there since 1997 and List A cricket has not been played there since 2001.
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| Location | Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe | ||||
| Coordinates | 18°00′25″S 30°57′43″E / 18.0069°S 30.9620°E | ||||
| Establishment | c. 1981 | ||||
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| As of 4 February 2022 Source: Ground profile | |||||
Records
editFirst-class
edit- Highest team total: 600 for 6 declared by Sri Lankans v Mashonaland Country Districts, 1994–95[4]
- Lowest team total: 123 all out by Mashonaland Country Districts v Matabeleland, 1994–95[5]
- Highest individual innings: 202 by Aravinda de Silva for Sri Lankans v Mashonaland Country Districts, 1994–95[6]
- Best bowling in an innings: 7-75 by Paul Strang for Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland Under-24s, 1994–95[7]
- Best bowling in a match: 9-141 by Bryan Strang for Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland, 1995–96[8]
List A
edit- Highest team total: 354 for 6 by South Africa v Zimbabwe Country Districts, 1995–96[9]
- Lowest team total: 167 all out by Denmark v Netherlands, 1999–00[10]
- Highest individual innings: 235 by Brian McMillan for South Africa v Zimbabwe Country Districts, 1995–96[11]
- Best bowling in an innings: 5-26 by Dick Kramer for Netherlands v Denmark, 1999–00[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Maurel, Martine (1995). Visitors' Guide to Zimbabwe. Southern Book Publishers. p. 88. ISBN 9781868126262.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Harare South Country Club, Harare (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Harare South Country Club, Harare (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Mashonaland Country Districts v Matabeleland, Logan Cup 1994/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland, Logan Cup 1995/96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Highest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Denmark v Scotland, ICC Emerging Nations Tournament 1999/00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Harare South Country Club, Harare - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2022.