Raylton Club Ground was a cricket ground in Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, attached to the Raylton Club from which it gets its name. Today the ground no longer functions for cricketing purposes.
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| Location | Bulawayo, Matabeleland | ||
| Coordinates | 20°09′55″S 28°34′15″E / 20.1652°S 28.5708°E | ||
| Establishment | c. 1924 | ||
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| As of 9 December 2013 Source: Ground profile | |||
History
editEstablished prior to 1924, the ground first played host to first-class cricket in December 1924 when Rhodesia played SB Joel's XI.[1] Rhodesia next played first-class cricket there against Transvaal in March 1928, while only a single first-class match was played there in the 1930s when Rhodesia played the touring Australians.[1] Four further first-class matches were played there in the later 1940s, with the last seeing Rhodesia play the touring Marylebone Cricket Club in January 1949.[1] No cricket is recorded as having been played there since this match.
Records
editFirst-class
edit- Highest team total: 489/8 by Transvaal v Rhodesia, 1945/46[2]
- Lowest team total: 121 all out by Rhodesia v SB Joel's XI, 1924/25[3]
- Highest individual innings: 161 by Desmond Fell for Natal v Rhodesia, 1946/47[4]
- Best bowling in an innings: 6/27 by Hugh Tayfield, as above[5]
- Best bowling in a match 10/158 by Xen Balaskas for Transvaal v Rhodesia, 1945/46[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played on Raylton Club, Bulawayo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Rhodesia v Transvaal, 1945/46". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Rhodesia v SB Joel's XI, 1924/25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Raylton Club, Bulawayo – Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Rhodesia v Natal, 1946/47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
edit- Raylton Club Ground at ESPNcricinfo
- Raylton Club Ground at CricketArchive