United Ground
{{short description|Sports venue in Windhoek, Namibia}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = United Ground
| nickname =
| country = Namibia
| image =
| location = Windhoek, Namibia
| establishment = 1990 (first recorded match)
| seating_capacity = 3000
| end1 = Northern End
| end2 = Southern End
| international = true
| firstodidate = 1 December
| firstodiyear = 2022
| firstodihome = Namibia
| firstodiaway = Scotland
| lastodidate = 26 September
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodihome = Namibia
| lastodiaway = United Arab Emirates
| firstt20idate = 19 August
| firstt20iyear = 2019
| firstt20ihome = Namibia
| firstt20iaway = Botswana
| lastt20idate = 30 November
| lastt20iyear = 2023
| lastt20ihome = Kenya
| lastt20iaway = Zimbabwe
| firstwt20idate = 1 April
| firstwt20iyear = 2019
| firstwt20ihome = Namibia
| firstwt20iaway = Botswana
| lastwt20idate = 2 May
| lastwt20iyear = 2023
| lastwt20ihome = Namibia
| lastwt20iaway = Uganda
| date = 26 September
| year = 2024
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/namibia/content/ground/58679.html Cricinfo
}}
United Ground, also known as TrustCo United Sports Field, is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was played in 1990 between Namibia and the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1343_misc.html|title=Other matches played on United Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 September 2011}}
The ground hosted its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Kenya played Zimbabwe A. To date the ground has held 12 List A matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1343_a.html|title=List A Matches played on United Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 September 2011}} In 2005, the ground held its inaugural first-class match between Namibia and Bermuda in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup. The venue held a second first-class match in 2010 between Namibia and Uganda in the 2009-10 Intercontinental Shield.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1343_f.html|title=First-Class Matches played on United Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 September 2011}}
List of Centuries
=Twenty20 International Centuries=
This is the list of centuries scored in Twenty20 Internationals at the venue{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;ground=1696;orderby=start;qualmin1=100;qualval1=batted_score;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Batting Records| access-date=29 August 2019| work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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| 1 | 101* | JP Kotze | {{cr|NAM}} | 43 | 1 | {{cr|BOT}} | 20 August 2019 | Won |
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| 2 | 100* | Gerhard Erasmus | {{cr|NAM}} | 47 | 1 | {{cr|UGA}} | 9 April 2022 | Lost |
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1343.html United Ground, Windhoek] at CricketArchive
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