Southend Club Cricket Stadium

{{Short description|Cricket stadium}} {{coord|24|47|45|N|67|3|23|E|region:PK_type:landmark|display=t}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Southend Club Cricket Stadium | nickname = Defence Housing Authority Stadium <br /> Defence Cricket Stadium | image = | caption = | country = Pakistan | location = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] | coordinates = | owner = [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] | establishment = {{start date and age|1992}} | seating_capacity = 10,000 | end1 = | end2 = | international = true | onlytestdate = 1–6 December | onlytestyear = 1993 | onlytesthome = Pakistan | onlytestaway = Zimbabwe

| firstwodidate = 24 October | firstwodiyear = 2008 | firstwodihome = Pakistan | firstwodiaway = West Indies | lastwodidate = 5 June | lastwodiyear = 2022 | lastwodihome = Pakistan | lastwodiaway = Sri Lanka | firstwt20idate = 30 September | firstwt20iyear = 2015 | firstwt20ihome = Pakistan | firstwt20iaway = Bangladesh | lastwt20idate = 28 May | lastwt20iyear = 2022 | lastwt20ihome = Pakistan | lastwt20iaway = Sri Lanka | club1 = | year1 = | date = 5 June | year = 2022 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/ground/58950.html Cricinfo }}

'''Southend Club Cricket Stadium''' (previously known as the '''Defence Cricket Stadium''') is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]].

== History == The ground has hosted only one [[Test cricket|Test match]], that being the 1st Test between [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]], from 1 December to 6 December 1993.<ref name="Dawn">{{Cite web |last=Paracha |first=Nadeem F. |author-link=Nadeem F. Paracha |date=10 March 2017 |title=Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1319194 |access-date=11 March 2017 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 1st Test 1993/94 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-pakistan-1993-94-62005/pakistan-vs-zimbabwe-1st-test-63624/full-scorecard |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> Pakistan won that match by 131 runs, mainly due to [[Waqar Younis]] taking 7–91 in the first innings and 6–44 in the second. This was the first match of Younis as [[Pakistani national cricket captains|captain of Pakistan]], standing in for [[Wasim Akram]]. Younis became Pakistan's youngest Test captain. The stadium remains an approved venue for Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.icc-cricket.com/test/pak.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041017203543/http://www.icc-cricket.com/test/pak.html| archive-date = 2004-10-17| title = ICC - Test cricket}}</ref>

The stadium has hosted 17 other [[first-class cricket]] matches from 1990 to 2000,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Home of CricketArchive |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/1499_f.html |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref> and 16 [[List A cricket|List A]] [[limited overs]] matches from 1990 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Home of CricketArchive |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/1499_a.html |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref>

Defence Housing Authority Stadium since 2005 has now developed into The Southend Club with various sports & recreational facilities.

In January 2019, the venue was named as the host of the [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) series between the [[West Indies women's cricket team against Pakistan in 2018–19|Pakistan and West Indies women's cricket teams]].<ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2019 |title=West Indies women to play three T20Is in Karachi |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/west-indies-women-to-play-three-t20is-in-karachi.html |access-date=24 January 2019 |work=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2019 |title=Windies Women to play three T20Is in Karachi |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/981994 |access-date=24 January 2019 |work=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref>

Three group stage matches of the [[2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]] were held at the stadium, the third of these was abandoned after rain leaked onto the square which led players from the UAE team to criticize the facilities.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farooq |first1=Umar |title=UAE players slam Karachi ground conditions in Emerging Teams Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/uae-players-slam-karachi-ground-conditions-in-emerging-teams-cup-1168460 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=10 May 2024 |date=10 December 2018}}</ref>

In the past, Sri Lanka, England 'A' Team, [[West Indies under-19 cricket team|West Indies under-19 team]] and Bangladesh Men and Women teams also played their matches at this Stadium.

In 2022, the ground hosted all six matches (3 WODIs, 3 WT20Is) of the [[Sri Lanka women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2022]].

In 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-17 |title=Veterans' cricket spreading like wildfire globally: Fawad Ijaz Khan {{!}} Sports {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1110496-veterans-cricket-spreading-like-wildfire-globally-fawad-ijaz-khan |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=[[The News International]] |language=en}}</ref> 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-11-25 |title=Pakistan defeat UAE in Over-40 T20 World Cup |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2579066/pakistan-defeat-uae-in-over-40-t20-world-cup |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> and 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-11-21 |title=International Masters Cricket Council Over-40 T20 WC trophy unveiled in Karachi |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2578487/international-masters-cricket-council-over-40-t20-wc-trophy-unveiled-in-karachi |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> the ground hosted several matches of the Over-40 T20 World Cup.

==List of five-wicket hauls==

===Tests=== Two five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=959;orderby=start;qualmin1=5;qualval1=wickets;size=200;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings| work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=7 September 2019|title=Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%" |- align=center ! scope="col" width="38"|No. ! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler ! scope="col" width="220"|Date ! scope="col" width="120"|Team ! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing team ! scope="col" width="60"|Inn ! scope="col" width="82"|Overs ! scope="col" width="70"|Runs ! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts ! scope="col" width="70"|Econ ! scope="col" width="70"|Result |-align="center" |scope="row"| 1 || [[Waqar Younis]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1993|12|1}} || {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|34.1}} || {{nts|91}} || {{nts|7}} || {{nts|2.66}} || Won |- align="center" |scope="row"| 2 || [[Waqar Younis]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1993|12|1}} || {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{nts|4}} || {{nts|21.5}} || {{nts|44}} || {{nts|6}} || {{nts|2.01}} || Won |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/ground/58950.html Pakistan ground profiles – Defence Housing Authority Stadium], from [[Cricinfo]].com * [https://cricketarchive.co.uk/Pakistan/Grounds/1499.html Ground Profile] CricketArchive

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