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Wanderers Cricket Ground

Coordinates: 22°35′29.63″S 17°04′18.32″E / 22.5915639°S 17.0717556°E / -22.5915639; 17.0717556
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Wanderers Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationWindhoek, Namibia
Establishment1990
Capacityn/a
OwnerGovernment of Namibia
OperatorCricket Namibia
TenantsNamibia cricket team
End names
City End
River End
International information
First ODI27 April 2019:
 Namibia v  Oman
Last ODI8 December 2022:
   Nepal v  Scotland
First T20I19 April 2013:
 Kenya v  Netherlands
Last T20I5 April 2021:
 Namibia v  Uganda
Team information
Namibia cricket team (1989-)
As of 8 December 2022
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 Netherlands.

International Records

One-Day International five-wicket hauls

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

# Figures Player Country Innings Opponent Date Result
1 5/13 Jan Frylinck  Namibia 2  Oman 27 April 2019 Won
2 5/26 JJ Smit  Namibia 2  Oman 26 November 2021 Won
3 5/76 Ruben Trumpelmann  Namibia 1  Oman 27 November 2021 Lost
4 6/42 Tangeni Lungameni  Namibia 1  Papua New Guinea 23 November 2022 Won

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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