Queens Sports Club
Queens | |||
Ground information | |||
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Location | Parkview, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
Coordinates | 20°08′42.39″S 28°35′20.20″E / 20.1451083°S 28.5889444°ECoordinates: 20°08′42.39″S 28°35′20.20″E / 20.1451083°S 28.5889444°E | ||
Establishment | 1890 | ||
Capacity | 12,497 | ||
Owner | Bulawayo City Council | ||
Tenants |
Zimbabwe Cricket Matabeleland Tuskers | ||
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City End Airport End | |||
International information | |||
First Test |
20–24 October 1994: | ||
Last Test |
21–25 October 2017: | ||
First ODI |
15 December 1996: | ||
Last ODI |
22 July 2018: | ||
First T20I |
11 May 2013: | ||
Last T20I |
28 August 2015: | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 20 July 2018 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Queens Sports Club is a multi-purpose stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It is used primaily used for cricket matches. The stadium has a capacity of up to 13,000. The stadium is the home ground for the Matabeleland Tuskers, who are the current Logan Cup champions. The other Cricket ground in Bulawayo is the Bulawayo Athletic Club.[1]
Queen's Sports Club is Zimbabwe's second ground, and the first being the Harare Sports Club. It is situated close to the city center is one of international cricket's most picturesque venues, with an old pavilion surrounded by trees which give shade to spectators. Much of the ground consists of grass banking and its capacity of 13,000 is more than enough to cope with demand. Queens Sports Club became Zimbabwe's third Test venue in October 1994. The Zimbabwe national cricket team has had a lot of success at this venue, beating teams like England, West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and the once weak Bangladesh. In recent times it has however been a stadium of horror for the locals, as it was at this venue that Zimbabwe lost to a lowly Afghanistan. It will host the two tests against South Africa in August 2019 after the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
During a Currie Cup match between Eastern Province and Rhodesia in 1954/55, the scorers' box became a mass of smoke and sparks after electrical equipment was struck by lightning.[2]
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References
- Heatley, Michael (2009). World Cricket Grounds: A Panoramic Vision. Compendium. ISBN 978-1-905573-01-1.
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