{{short description|Cricket ground}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Old Hararians Sports Club | nickname = | image = | caption = | country = Zimbabwe | location = Harare, Zimbabwe | coordinates = {{coord|17|48|53.49|S|31|01|38.49|E|type:landmark|display=it}} | establishment = | seating_capacity = | owner = Zimbabwe Cricket | operator = Zimbabwe Cricket | architect = | tenants = Zimbabwe<br>Mashonaland cricket team<br>Rising Stars | end1 = | end2 = | international = true | firsttestdate = | firsttestyear = | firsttesthome = | firsttestaway = | lasttestdate = | lasttestyear = | lasttesthome = | lasttestaway = | firstodidate = 6 March | firstodiyear = 2018 | firstodihome = United Arab Emirates | firstodiaway = West Indies | lastodidate = 20 March | lastodiyear = 2018 | lastodihome = Afghanistan | lastodihomevar = 2013 | lastodiaway = United Arab Emirates | firstt20idate = | firstt20iyear = | firstt20ihome = | firstt20iaway = | lastt20idate = | lastt20iyear = | lastt20ihome = | lastt20iaway =
| firstwodidate = 21 November | firstwodiyear = 2021 | firstwodihome = Bangladesh | firstwodiaway = Pakistan | lastwodidate = 23 November | lastwodiyear = 2021 | lastwodihome = Ireland | lastwodiaway = West Indies | firstwt20idate = 5 May | firstwt20iyear = 2019 | firstwt20ihome = Sierra Leone | firstwt20iaway = Uganda | lastwt20idate = 11 May | lastwt20iyear = 2019 | lastwt20ihome = Zimbabwe | lastwt20iaway = Nigeria | year1 = | club1 = | year2 = | club2 = | year3 = | club3 = | date = 3 September | year = 2020 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/ground/59547.html ESPNcricinfo }}
'''Old Hararians Sports Club''' is a sports club and multi-purpose stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe.<ref name="ICC">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/629552 |title=Old Hararians Sports Club |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> The ground is also known as Old Hararians 'B' Field, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the cricket venue in Zimbabwe since its foundation.
==The venue== The 'A' field adjoining the main 'B' field hosted one first-class cricket match in March 1950, when Rhodesia played Transvaal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1822_f.html|title=First-Class Matches played on Old Hararians A Field, Salisbury|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2022-02-04|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The ground played host to an ICC Emerging Nations Tournament conducted by the International Cricket Council in 2000 and played host to five matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/OTHERS+ICC/ICCENT/ICCENT_APRIL2000_SCHEDULE.html |title=ICC Emerging Nations Tournament Schedule |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref>
The ground underwent renovation ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The revamps were done to make the ground suitable for hosting international matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1128918.html|title=ZC postpones domestic cricket amid cash shortage |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref>
At the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, during the playoff matches, Nepal gained One Day International (ODI) status following their match at the ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22777050/biggest-day-nepal-cricket-history-khadka|title='Biggest day in Nepal cricket history' - Khadka |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> On 17 March 2018, the ninth place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.<ref name="4000ODI">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/645751 |title=PNG defend 200 to take ninth place |access-date=17 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
==International centuries==
===One Day International centuries===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result |- | 1 || 123 || Chris Gayle || {{cr|WIN}} || {{ntsh|910}} 91 || {{cr|UAE}} || rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|March|6}} || Won |- | 2 || 127 || Shimron Hetmyer || {{cr|WIN}} || {{ntsh|930}} 93 || {{cr|UAE}} || Won |- | 3 || 112* || Rameez Shahzad || {{cr|UAE}} || {{ntsh|1070}} 107 || {{cr|WIN}} || Lost |- | 4 || 126 || Paul Stirling || {{cr|IRE}} || {{ntsh|1170}} 117 || {{cr|UAE}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|March|12}} ||Won |}
==Five-wicket hauls==
===One Day Internationals=== Three five wicket hauls in One-Day Internationals have been taken at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=1006;orderby=start;qualmin1=5;qualval1=wickets;size=200;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings| work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=7 September 2019|title=Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- align=center ! scope="col" style="width:38px;"|No. ! scope="col" style="width:145px;"|Bowler ! scope="col" style="width:220px;"|Date ! scope="col" style="width:120px;"|Team ! scope="col" style="width:180px;"|Opposing team ! scope="col" style="width:60px;"|Inn ! scope="col" style="width:82px;"|Overs ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"|Runs ! scope="col" style="width:60px;"|Wkts ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"|Econ ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"|Result |- align=center |scope="row"| 1 || Jason Holder || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|3|6}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|UAE}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|53}} || {{nts|5}} || {{nts|5.30}} || Won |- align=center |scope="row"| 2 || Carlos Brathwaite || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|3|8}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|PNG}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|27}} || {{nts|5}} || {{nts|2.70}} || Won |- align=center |scope="row"| 3 || Rashid Khan || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|3|20}} || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{cr|UAE}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|9}} || {{nts|41}} || {{nts|5}} || {{nts|4.55}} || Won |}
==See also== * List of cricket grounds by capacity * List of One Day International cricket grounds
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/ground/59547.html Profile] by Cricinfo
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