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{{short description|Sports venue in Windhoek, Namibia}}
:''Not to be confused with [[Wanderers Stadium]] in [[South Africa]].''
{{distinguish|text=[[Wanderers Stadium]] in South Africa}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Wanderers Cricket Ground
| ground_name = Wanderers Cricket Ground
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| owner = [[Government of Namibia]]
| owner = [[Government of Namibia]]
| operator = [[Namibia Cricket Board|Cricket Namibia]]
| operator = [[Namibia Cricket Board|Cricket Namibia]]
|architect = n/a
|architect =
| tenants = [[Namibia cricket team]]
| tenants = [[Namibia cricket team]]
| end1 = n/a
| end1 = City End
| end2 =
| end2 = River End
| international = true
| year1 = 1989-
| firstodidate = 27 April
| club1 = [[Namibia cricket team]]
| firstodiyear = 2019
| date = July 22
| firstodihome = Namibia
| year = 2014
| firstodiaway = Oman
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/58678.html cricinfo
| lastodidate = 5 April
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodihome = Jersey
| lastodiaway = United Arab Emirates

| firstt20idate = 19 April
| firstt20iyear = 2013
| firstt20ihome = Kenya
| firstt20iaway = Netherlands
| lastt20idate = 5 October
| lastt20iyear = 2024
| lastt20ihome = Namibia
| lastt20iaway = United States

| firstwt20idate = 6 September
| firstwt20iyear = 2024
| firstwt20ihome = Namibia
| firstwt20iaway = United Arab Emirates
| lastwt20idate = 14 September
| lastwt20iyear = 2024
| lastwt20ihome = Namibia
| lastwt20iaway = Zimbabwe
| year1 = 1989-
| club1 = [[Namibia cricket team]]
| date = 5 October 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/58678.html Cricinfo
}}
}}


'''Wanderers Cricket Ground''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]]. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] played the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344.html|title=Other matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>
'''Wanderers Cricket Ground''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]].


The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] played the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344.html|title=Other matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>
The ground held its first [[List A cricket|List A]] match in the [[ICC 6 Nations Challenge#2002 Tournament|2001/02 6 Nations Challenge]] when Namibia played [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lanka A]]. In 2004, the ground held its first [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match between Namibia and [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] in the [[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004 Intercontinental Cup]]. The first [[Twenty20]] match was played on the ground in 2010, between Namibia and [[Bermuda cricket team|Bermuda]], with the ground holding a further Twenty20 match between Namibia and Uganda later in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344_tt.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>


In April 2013, the ground hosted its first ever international T20 match between [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] and [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]].
The ground held its first [[List A cricket|List A]] match in the [[ICC_6_Nations_Challenge#2002_Tournament|2001/02 6 Nations Challenge]] when Namibia played [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lanka A]]. To date the ground has held 37 List A matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344_a.html|title=List A Matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref> In 2004, the ground held its first [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match between Namibia and [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] in the [[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004 Intercontinental Cup]]. To date the ground has held 32 first-class matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344_f.html|title=First-Class Matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref> The first [[Twenty20]] match was played on the ground in 2010, between Namibia and [[Bermuda cricket team|Bermuda]], with the ground holding a further Twenty20 match between Namibia and Uganda later in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344_tt.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played on Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 September 2011}}</ref>


==International Records==
In April 2013, the hosted first ever international T20I match between [[Kenya cricket team|Kenya]] and [[Netherlands cricket team| Netherlands]].
===One-Day International five-wicket hauls===

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=1695;host=28;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|title=Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records|accessdate=22 November 2022}}</ref>
==T20 International Hosted==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" width:"100%"
List of [[T20 International|T20I]] matches hosted at Wanderers.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/India/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=1695;type=ground cricinfo]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
|-
! Team (A) !! Team (B) !! winner !! Margin !! Year
! # !! Figures !! Player !! Country !! Innings !! Opponent !! Date !! Result
|- align="center" ;
|-
| {{cr|NED}} || {{cr|KEN}} || {{cr|KEN}} || By 5 wickets || 2013
| '''1''' || 5/13 || [[Jan Frylinck]]|| {{cr|NAM}}|| 2 || {{cr|OMA}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|April|27}}|| {{won}}
|- align="center" ;
|-
| {{cr|NED}} || {{cr|KEN}} || {{cr|KEN}} || By 7 wickets || 2013
| 2 || 5/26 || [[JJ Smit]]|| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || {{cr|OMA}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2021|November|26}}|| {{won}}
|- align="center";
| '''3''' || 5/76 || [[Ruben Trumpelmann]]|| {{cr|NAM}}|| 1 || {{cr|OMA}}|| {{dts|2021|November|27|format=dmy}}|| {{lost}}
|- align="center";
| '''4''' || 6/42 || [[Tangeni Lungameni]]|| {{cr|NAM}}|| 1 || {{cr|PNG}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|November|23}}|| {{won}}
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344.html Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek] at CricketArchive

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344.html Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek] at [[CricketArchive]]

* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/58678.html Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek] at [[cricinfo]]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/58678.html Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek] at [[cricinfo]]


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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Windhoek]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Windhoek]]
[[Category:Sport in Windhoek]]
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 12 October 2024

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 ODI5 April 2023:
 Jersey v  United Arab Emirates
First T20I19 April 2013:
 Kenya v  Netherlands
Last T20I5 October 2024:
 Namibia v  United States
First WT20I6 September 2024:
 Namibia v  United Arab Emirates
Last WT20I14 September 2024:
 Namibia v  Zimbabwe
Team information
Namibia cricket team (1989-)
As of 5 October 2024
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

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One-Day International five-wicket hauls

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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

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  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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