Wanderers Cricket Ground

Wanderers Cricket Ground
Interactive map of Wanderers Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationWindhoek, Namibia
CountryNamibia
Establishment1990 (1990)
OwnerGovernment of Namibia
OperatorCricket Namibia
TenantsNamibia cricket team
End names
City End
River End
International information
First men's ODI27 April 2019:
 Namibia v  Oman
Last men's ODI5 April 2023:
 Jersey v  United Arab Emirates
First men's T20I19 April 2013:
 Kenya v  Netherlands
Last men's T20I5 October 2024:
 Namibia v  United States
First women's T20I6 September 2024:
 Namibia v  United Arab Emirates
Last women's T20I14 September 2024:
 Namibia v  Zimbabwe
Team information
Namibia cricket team (1989–)
As of 5 October 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.[1]

The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Namibia played Sri Lanka A. In 2004, the ground held its first first-class match between Namibia and Uganda in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup. The first Twenty20 match was played on the ground in 2010, between Namibia and Bermuda, with the ground holding a further Twenty20 match between Namibia and Uganda later in 2010.[2]

In April 2013, the ground hosted its first ever international T20 match between Kenya and the Netherlands.

International records

One-Day International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.[3]

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
15/13Jan Frylinck Namibia2 Oman27 April 2019Won
25/26JJ Smit Namibia2 Oman26 November 2021Won
35/76Ruben Trumpelmann Namibia1 Oman27 November 2021Lost
46/42Tangeni Lungameni Namibia1 Papua New Guinea23 November 2022Won

References

  1. ↑ "Other matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 22 November 2022.

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