List of cricket grounds in Zimbabwe

This is a list of cricket grounds in Zimbabwe. The grounds included in this list have held first-class, List-A and Twenty20 matches. Additionally, some of the first-class and List-A matches have come in the form of Test matches and One Day Internationals.

International Grounds

Listed in order of date first used for Test and ODI match.

Official name (known as) City First-class side/s Capacity First used Ends Ref
Harare Sports ClubHarareMashonaland (1994-2006)
Northerns (2007-2008)
Zimbabwe Provinces (2007)
Centrals (2009)
Easterns (2009)
Mashonaland Eagles (2009–present)
10,000 1909  City End
 Club House End
[1]
Bulawayo Athletic ClubBulawayoRhodesia (1951)
Matabeleland cricket team (1994-2004)
Manicaland (2003)
Centrals (2009)
Easterns (2009)
Northerns (2009)
12,000 1951 [2]
Queens Sports ClubBulawayoRhodesia (1910-1978)
Matabeleland 1994, 2001-2006)
Westerns (2008)
Manicaland (2003)
Centrals (2009)
Easterns (2009)
Northerns (2009)
Matabeleland Tuskers (2009–present)
13,000 1898 n/a [3]
Kwekwe Sports ClubKwekweMidlands (2001-2006)
Centrals (2007-2008)
Mid West Rhinos (2009–present)
1,000[4] 1961 n/a [5]

Non-Test grounds

Official name (known as) City or town First-class side/s Capacity Ends Ref
Alexandra Sports ClubHarareMashonaland Under-24s (1994-1995)
Young Mashonaland (1995)
Mashonaland (1996-1997)
Mashonaland A (2001-2002)
CFX Academy (2001)
Manicaland (2003-2006)
Northerns (2009)
[6]
Country ClubHarareCFX Academy (2000-2002)
Mashonaland (2005)
Easterns (2009)
Northerns 2009
Mashonaland Eagles (2009)
[7]
Harare South Country ClubHarareMashonaland Country Districts (1994-1995)
Mashonaland (1997)
[8]
Old Georgians Sports ClubHarare [9]
Old Hararians A FieldHarareRhodesia (1950) [10]
Old HarariansHarare Mashonaland XI (1994)
Mashonaland (1994, 1997 & 1999)
Centrals (2009)
[11]
Police A GroundHarareRhodesia (1957-1968) [12]
Police B GroundHarareRhodesia (1969-1979)
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia (1979-1980)
[13]
Raylton ClubBulawayoRhodesia (1924, 1928, 1936 & 1946-1949) [14]
ShowgroundBulawayoRhodesia (1962) [15]
Sunrise Sports ClubHarareMashonaland (1999) [16]
Takashinga Sports ClubHarareMashonaland (2004)
Northerns (2009)
Centrals (2009)
Easterns (2009)
[17]
Triangle Country ClubTriangleZimbabwe-Rhodesia B (1979)
Southern Rocks (2013/13)
[18]
Universals Sports ClubHarareManicaland (2004) [19]

Proposed venue

Listed in order of proposed venue for Test and ODI match.

StadiumCapacityCityTenant(s)Opening
Victoria Fall Cricket Stadium 12,000 Victoria Falls TBA[20]

References

  1. Harare Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  2. Bulawayo Athletic Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  3. Queens Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  4. worldstadiums
  5. Kwekwe Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  6. Alexandra Sports Club Stadium, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  7. Country Club, Harare, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  8. Comilla Stadium, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  9. Old Georgians Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  10. Old Hararians A Field, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  11. Old Hararians, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  12. Police A Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  13. Police B Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  14. Raylton Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  15. Showground, Bulawayo, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  16. Sunrise Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  17. Takashinga Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  18. Triangle Country Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  19. Universals Sports Club, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  20. Victoria Falls Council Approves New Cricket Ground, victoriafalls-guide.net Retrieved on July 6, 2014.

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