Alexandra Sports Club
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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.
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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_misc.html Other matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016. 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).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_f.html First-class matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016. 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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_a.html List A matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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. 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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_uo.html Youth One-Day International matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016. 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. 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.
Records
=First-class=
- Highest team total: 510/9 dec. by Northerns v. Centrals, 2008/09[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Highest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Lowest team total: 49 all out by Zimbabwe Cricket Academy v. Australian Cricket Academy, 1998/99[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Lowest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Highest individual innings: 243 not out by Grant Flower for Mashonaland v. Matabeleland, 1996/97[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Centuries.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Best bowling in an innings: 8/50 by Darren Thomas for England A v. Zimbabwe A, 1998/99[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Most_Wickets_in_Innings.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
=List A=
- Highest team total: 262/8 by England XI v. Zimbabwe A, 2001/02[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Highest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Lowest team total: 95 all out by Matabeleland v. Mashonaland, 2002/03[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Lowest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Highest individual innings: 118 not out by Piet Rinke for Manicaland v. Matabeleland, 2003/04[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Centuries.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Best bowling in an innings: 5/30 by Mohammad Sharif for Bangladeshis v. CFX Academy, 2000/01[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Most_Wickets_in_Innings.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/ground/59541.html Alexandra Sports Club @ ESPNcricinfo]