United Ground, Windhoek
Encyclopedia
United Ground is a cricket
ground in Windhoek
, Namibia
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia
played the Netherlands.
The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Kenya played Zimbabwe A
. To date the ground has held 12 List A matches. In 2005, the ground held its first first-class
match between Namibia and Bermuda in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup
. The ground held a second first-class match in 2010 between Namibia and Uganda in the 2009-10 Intercontinental Shield.
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 in Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia
Namibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
played the Netherlands.
The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Kenya played Zimbabwe A
Zimbabwe A cricket team
The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...
. To date the ground has held 12 List A matches. In 2005, the ground held its first first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match between Namibia and Bermuda in the 2005 Intercontinental Cup
2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a cricket competition for 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. All the games were scheduled for three days and were designated first class....
. The ground held a second first-class match in 2010 between Namibia and Uganda in the 2009-10 Intercontinental Shield.
External links
- United Ground, Windhoek at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...