{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Alexandra Sports Club | nickname = | logo_image = {{Location map | Zimbabwe| width = 250| lat_deg = -17.816| lon_deg = 31.0381 | label =Alexandra Sports Club}} | logo_caption =
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| location = Harare, Zimbabwe | coordinates = {{Coord|17|48|58|S|31|02|17|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=it}} | establishment = unknown (first recorded match in 1949) | demolished = | seating_capacity = | owner = | architect = | contractor = | operator = | tenants = | date = 1 August | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816.html CricketArchive }} The '''Alexandra Sports Club''' (also called the '''Alex Sports Club''') is a sporting complex in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The venue's primary use is as a cricket ground, and it has hosted both international and domestic fixtures.
==History== Cricket is first recorded as being played at the Alexandra Sports Club in January 1949, at a time when Harare was called Salisbury, and was the capital of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia. It may have been played earlier.<ref name="misc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_misc.html Other matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> The inaugural first-class match on the ground was in October 1990, when a Young Zimbabwe team played a three-day game against Pakistan B (which held first-class status).<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_f.html First-class matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> Beginning with the 1993–94 Logan Cup, the Alexandra Sports Club began to host matches in top-level domestic competitions, generally for teams based in the Mashonaland region (which includes Harare). Mashonaland, Mashonaland A, Mashonaland Country Districts, Mashonaland Under-24s, CFX Academy, and Westerns all played occasional Logan Cup or domestic one-day games at the venue, with the most recent such fixture coming in May 2009.<ref name="fc"/><ref name="la">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_a.html List A matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref>
The Alexandra Sports Club has hosted a number of fixtures for Zimbabwe A, including a first-class game against South Africa A in 1994, a series of games against England A in 1999, and a one-day game against Namibia in 2002.<ref name="misc"/><ref name="fc"/><ref name="la"/> In 1996, the ground was also scheduled to host a game between the Zimbabwe under-19s and the England under-19s, but it was abandoned due to inclement weather.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816_uo.html Youth One-Day International matches played on Alexandra Sports Club, Harare] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> In April 2000, the ground hosted three matches in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament, two featuring Zimbabwe A (against Denmark and the Netherlands) and one between the Netherlands and Scotland.<ref name="la"/> After that, the next international tournament played there was the Africa regional qualifier for the 2017 Women's World Cup, which was played in April 2016,<ref name="misc"/> where Zimbabwe qualified for the World Cup after finishing undefeated in its six matches.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/match-reports/94768/zimbabwe-women-triumph-in-africa-regional-qualifier-for-icc-womens-world-cup-2017 "Zimbabwe Women triumph in Africa Regional Qualifier for ICC Women's World Cup 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915152722/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/match-reports/94768/zimbabwe-women-triumph-in-africa-regional-qualifier-for-icc-womens-world-cup-2017|date=15 September 2016}}, ICC, 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2025.</ref>
==Records==
===First-class=== * '''Highest team total:''' 510/9 dec. by Northerns v. Centrals, 2008/09<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Highest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> * '''Lowest team total:''' 49 all out by Zimbabwe Cricket Academy v. Australian Cricket Academy, 1998/99<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Lowest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> * '''Highest individual innings:''' 243 not out by Grant Flower for Mashonaland v. Matabeleland, 1996/97<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Centuries.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> * '''Best bowling in an innings:''' 8/50 by Darren Thomas for England A v. Zimbabwe A, 1998/99<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/f_Most_Wickets_in_Innings.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in first-class cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref>
===List A=== * '''Highest team total:''' 262/8 by England XI v. Zimbabwe A, 2001/02<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Highest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – highest team totals in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> * '''Lowest team total:''' 95 all out by Matabeleland v. Mashonaland, 2002/03<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Lowest_Team_Totals.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – lowest team totals in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> * '''Highest individual innings:''' 118 not out by Piet Rinke for Manicaland v. Matabeleland, 2003/04<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Centuries.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – centuries in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref> * '''Best bowling in an innings:''' 5/30 by Mohammad Sharif for Bangladeshis v. CFX Academy, 2000/01<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1816/a_Most_Wickets_in_Innings.html Alexandra Sports Club, Harare – seven wickets in an innings in List A cricket] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2016.</ref>
==See also== * List of cricket grounds in Zimbabwe
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/ground/59541.html Alexandra Sports Club @ ESPNcricinfo]
Category:Cricket grounds in Zimbabwe Category:Sport in Harare Category:Buildings and structures in Harare