Nairobi Gymkhana Club
Encyclopedia
Nairobi Gymkhana Club is a cricket
ground and team in Nairobi
, Kenya
. It hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup
. The ground has a capacity of 7,000 people. It is located north of the central business district, but not far from it.
The ground is home to a cricket team of the same name, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Kenya
. Earlier the ground was called Indian Gymkhana. It has become the main cricket ground in Kenya
and hosts International games for the National team. It was at this ground, that Shahid Afridi
scored the fastest ODI century in 1997 from just 37 balls. This record has not been broken yet. The Gymkhana club also has an inside mini area where you have a badminton court and further in, you have an outside place where you have a swimming pool and a restaurant.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground and team in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup
2003 Cricket World Cup
-Group stage tables and results:The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.-Pool A:...
. The ground has a capacity of 7,000 people. It is located north of the central business district, but not far from it.
The ground is home to a cricket team of the same name, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. Earlier the ground was called Indian Gymkhana. It has become the main cricket ground in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and hosts International games for the National team. It was at this ground, that Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
scored the fastest ODI century in 1997 from just 37 balls. This record has not been broken yet. The Gymkhana club also has an inside mini area where you have a badminton court and further in, you have an outside place where you have a swimming pool and a restaurant.
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