17-655: Harare Sports Club is a sports club and the Harare Sports Club Ground is a cricket stadium in Harare , Zimbabwe . Founded in 1900 and known as Salisbury Sports Club until 1982, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the primary cricket venue in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe since its foundation. Other sports played at the club are rugby , tennis , golf and squash . The earliest recorded first-class cricket match at Salisbury Sports Club
34-953: A venue for a men's Test cricket match. The list excludes World Series Cricket venues and women's Test venues. On 8 July 2009, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff became the 100th Test venue. The Stormont cricket ground in Belfast became the 123rd and most recent Test venue when it staged a match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in July 2024 . Last updated on 28 November 2024 (Test 2564): ^1 – 22 Tests from 1896 to 1939; not used for first-class cricket since 1946; redeveloped as Johannesburg Railway Station . ^2 – Staged only one Test; not used for cricket since 1973; home ground of Sheffield United F.C. ^3 – 4 Tests from 1910 to 1921; not used for first-class cricket since 1922; demolished. ^4 – Staged two Tests, one in 1928 and
51-573: Is the historic pavilion with its popular bar, The Centurion. On the southern side of the ground is Castle Corner, the alternative and usually lively bar. This ground is home to the domestic team Mashonaland Eagles . Harare Sports Club is also home to the Zimbabwe Cricket Union , the country's national cricket board. Floodlight towers were installed at the ground in 2023 for the launch of the Zim Afro T10 . On 7 December 2023,
68-549: The Zimbabwe national team and touring national 'A', 'B' and youth teams. In July 1992, Zimbabwe became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), thus obtaining Test status. Three months later, Harare Sports Club hosted the country's inaugural Test match, against India . Soon after, the ground played host to its first One Day International , also against India. In February 1995, HSC
85-488: The 1-match series 1–0 Most runs Andy McBrine (83) Prince Masvaure (86) Most wickets Andy McBrine (7) Blessing Muzarabani (5) The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Ireland in July 2024 to play the Ireland cricket team . The tour consisted of one Test match, which was the first such match between the two teams and the first Test played at Stormont cricket ground in Belfast . Ireland won
102-543: The 1st T20I between Zimbabwe and Ireland was played under the floodlights, the first ever international match to be played under the lights at this venue. Cricket stadium One hundred and twenty-three grounds have hosted men's Test cricket since the first officially recognised Test match between Australia and England in Melbourne in March 1877. The grounds are listed in the order in which they were first used as
119-1200: The Netherlands Men's Inter-Insular Series New Zealand women in England Kenya Quadrangular Series Serbia in Slovenia July 2024 Bali Bash Tri-Series India in Zimbabwe Men's T20WC Europe Qualifier B West Indies in England Nigeria in Kenya Women's Inter-Insular Scotland Tri-Nation Series Women's Asia Cup Germany Women's Tri-Nation Series India in Sri Lanka Zimbabwe in Ireland August 2024 Spain in Croatia Netherlands Women's Tri-Nation Series South Africa in
136-719: The Queens Sports Club. ^8 – Hosted the first Day-Night Test match on 27 November 2015. List of number of grounds by country up to 28 November 2024 (Test 2564): Specific General Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2024 International cricket tour Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2024 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ireland Zimbabwe Dates 25 – 28 July 2024 Captains Andrew Balbirnie Craig Ervine Test series Result Ireland won
153-1913: The USA UAE Women's Tri-Nation Series Men's Central American Championship ACC Men's Premier Cup Jersey in Spain UAE Women's Quadrangular Series Thailand women against Ireland in the UAE West Indies women in Pakistan New Zealand in Pakistan Estonia women in Gibraltar Mongolia women in Indonesia Kalahari Women's Tournament Women's T20WC Qualifier India women in Bangladesh May 2024 Thailand in Indonesia Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Denmark women in Austria Guernsey against Isle of Man women in England Mongolia in Japan Mdina Cup Pakistan in Ireland Pakistan women in England Netherlands T20I Tri-Series Luxembourg women in Belgium South Africa in
170-1296: The West Indies Bangladesh in the USA Pakistan in England Continental Cup Belgium in Austria Italy women in the Netherlands Kwibuka T20 June 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Final Guernsey in Belgium Czech Republic women in Austria Men's T20WC Europe Qualifier A 2024 Women's Central Europe Cup Men's Nordic Cup West Indies women in Sri Lanka Jersey in Denmark South Africa women in India Estonia in Cyprus Hong Kong women in
187-526: The club itself does not possess any of the major stands associated with major sports grounds, the capacity of around 10,000 can be increased by the use of temporary stands, like when a record crowd of 26,000 saw Rhodesia play the MCC in 1956. However, that capacity is rarely tested and in recent times only the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series , involving Australia and South Africa, and the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier have drawn sizeable crowds. The main social centre
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#1732780043711204-1591: The match. Squads [ edit ] [REDACTED] Ireland [REDACTED] Zimbabwe Andrew Balbirnie ( c ) Mark Adair Curtis Campher Gavin Hoey Graham Hume Matthew Humphreys Andy McBrine Barry McCarthy James McCollum PJ Moor ( wk ) Paul Stirling Harry Tector Lorcan Tucker ( wk ) Craig Young Craig Ervine ( c ) Brian Bennett Johnathan Campbell Tendai Chatara Tanaka Chivanga Joylord Gumbie ( wk ) Roy Kaia Clive Madande ( wk ) Wellington Masakadza Prince Masvaure Blessing Muzarabani Dion Myers Richard Ngarava Victor Nyauchi Sean Williams Only Test [ edit ] 25–28 July 2024 Scorecard Zimbabwe [REDACTED] v [REDACTED] Ireland 210 (71.3 overs) Prince Masvaure 74 (152) Andy McBrine 3/37 (13 overs) 250 (58.3 overs) PJ Moor 79 (105) Tanaka Chivanga 3/39 (10 overs) 197 (71 overs) Dion Myers 40 (65) Andy McBrine 4/38 (23 overs) 158/6 (36.1 overs) Lorcan Tucker 56 (64) Richard Ngarava 4/53 (11 overs) Ireland won by 4 wickets Stormont , Belfast Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of
221-490: The match: Andy McBrine (Ire) Ireland won the toss and elected to field. This was the first Test to be played at this venue . Brian Bennett , Joylord Gumbie and Clive Madande (Zim) all made their Test debuts. References [ edit ] ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 April 2024 . ^ "Cricket Ireland announces schedule for
238-564: The other in 1931; not used for first-class cricket since 1931. ^5 – 6 Tests from 1948 to 1954; not used for first-class cricket since 1956; now used only for rugby union . ^6 – First used by Pakistan for 8 Tests, later for 9 Tests by Bangladesh, including the inaugural home Test for both sides, on 1 January 1955 and 10 November 2000 respectively. Used exclusively for football since March 2005. ^7 – Staged only one Test in 1992; subsequent Tests in Bulawayo played at
255-2762: The upcoming games against South Africa and Zimbabwe" . Cricket Times . 23 April 2024 . Retrieved 2 July 2024 . ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi in September" . CricTracker . 23 April 2024 . Retrieved 23 April 2024 . ^ "Ireland v Zimbabwe Test Match At Stormont Announcement" . Northern Cricket Union . 17 June 2024 . Retrieved 2 July 2024 . ^ "T20 World Cup in focus as Ireland outline busy summer schedule" . International Cricket Council . 22 April 2024 . Retrieved 23 April 2024 . ^ "Ireland confirm visit of Zimbabwe for first ever Test match held in Belfast" . The Irish Times . 22 April 2024 . Retrieved 2 July 2024 . ^ "Ireland clinch four-wicket win over Zimbabwe - as it happened" . bbc.com . 28 July 2024 . Retrieved 28 July 2024 . ^ "Squad named for historic Belfast Test" . Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 17 July 2024 . ^ "Zimbabwe announce squad for first ever Test against Ireland" . Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 12 July 2024 . ^ "Stormont to host first-ever Test in Belfast as Ireland confirm Zimbabwe summer visit" . News Letter . Retrieved 23 July 2024 . v t e International cricket tours of Ireland Test and LOI tours Afghanistan 2016 2018 2019 2022 Australia 2010 2012 2015 Bangladesh 2010 2012 2023 England 2006 2009 2011 2013 2015 2019 2025 India 2007 2018 2022 2023 New Zealand 2022 Pakistan 2011 2013 2016 2018 2024 South Africa 2007 2021 Sri Lanka 2014 2016 West Indies 2017 Zimbabwe 2019 2021 2024 Major tournaments hosted Multiple teams 2007 2008 2015 2017 2019 2019–20 Other tours Canada 2008 Hong Kong 2016 Kenya 2008 2009 Netherlands 2010 Scotland 2014 2015 v t e International cricket in 2024 Preceding season: International cricket in 2023–24 April 2024 Namibia in Oman Canada in
272-556: Was played in 1910. In the years between World War II and independence from the United Kingdom in 1980, the ground hosted several of Rhodesia 's home matches in the Currie Cup , South Africa's main domestic first-class competition. The first List A match at the ground was played in September 1980, shortly after independence. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the ground frequently hosted first-class and List A matches between
289-512: Was the site of Zimbabwe's first-ever Test win, against Pakistan . The ground is surrounded by Jacaranda trees and with a beautiful gabled pavilion, Harare Sports Club is in the heart of the city. It is bordered by the heavily guarded presidential palace on one side and the prestigious Royal Harare Golf Club on another. The venue hosted Zimbabwe 's first Test in October 1992 and has been the country's major Test and one-day venue since. Although
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