ZimbabweTest and ODI ground1992 to 2023
Bulawayo Athletic Club
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo Athletic Club in numbers
Bulawayo Athletic Club, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has staged 1 Test and 9 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in 1992, and the most recent international here was in 2023.
Of the 1 Test played at Bulawayo Athletic Club, 1 was drawn (100%). Zimbabwe have played only 1 of them; the most frequent sides are New Zealand (1) and Zimbabwe (1). Mark Greatbatch has made more Test runs here than anyone, 175 in 2 innings, and Dipak Patel has taken the most wickets, 7 in 1 Test. The highest total is New Zealand's 325 for 3 in 1992; the highest individual score Rod Latham's 119 against Zimbabwe in 1992; the best bowling Dipak Patel's 6 for 113 in 1992.
Of the 9 ODIs played at Bulawayo Athletic Club, sides batting first have won 5 and chasing sides 4. Zimbabwe have played only 1 of them; the most frequent sides are Scotland (4), Oman (3) and United Arab Emirates (3). The average first-innings total was 196 in the 2010s (3 ODIs) and 292 in the 2020s (5 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 5 ODIs, against 3 in the 2010s. Richie Berrington has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 255 in 4 innings with 1 hundred, and Bilal Khan has taken the most wickets, 9 in 3 ODIs. The highest total is Ireland's 349 for 4 in 2023; the lowest completed innings Hong Kong's 91 in 2018; the highest individual score Paul Stirling's 162 against United Arab Emirates in 2023; the best bowling Chris Greaves's 5 for 53 in 2023. The widest margin by runs was Ireland's 138-run win over United Arab Emirates in 2023.
Tests at Bulawayo Athletic Club
1 Test, 1992. The first was New Zealand v Zimbabwe on 1 November 1992: match drawn.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 325 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greatbatch | New Zealand | 2 | 175 | 0 |
| Rod Latham | New Zealand | 2 | 167 | 1 |
| Kevin Arnott | Zimbabwe | 2 | 131 | 1 |
| Andrew Jones | New Zealand | 2 | 106 | 0 |
| Andy Flower | Zimbabwe | 1 | 81 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dipak Patel | New Zealand | 1 | 7 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 |
| John Traicos | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 |
| Murphy Su'a | New Zealand | 1 | 2 |
| Ali Shah | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 325/3
- Lowest completed total
- 219
- Highest score
- 119 · Rod Latham
- Best bowling
- 6/113 · Dipak Patel
ODIs at Bulawayo Athletic Club
9 ODIs, 1992 to 2023. The first was New Zealand v Zimbabwe on 31 October 1992: New Zealand won by 22 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 244 |
| 2010s | 3 | 196 |
| 2020s | 5 | 292 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Berrington | Scotland | 4 | 255 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 2 | 185 | 1 |
| Calum MacLeod | Scotland | 2 | 167 | 1 |
| Brandon McMullen | Scotland | 2 | 140 | 1 |
| Aqib Ilyas | Oman | 3 | 136 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Khan | Oman | 3 | 9 |
| Safyaan Sharif | Scotland | 4 | 7 |
| Ehsan Khan | Hong Kong | 2 | 7 |
| Fayyaz Butt | Oman | 3 | 6 |
| Chris Greaves | Scotland | 2 | 6 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 349/4
- Lowest completed total
- 91
- Highest score
- 162 · Paul Stirling
- Best bowling
- 5/53 · Chris Greaves
- Biggest win by runs
- 138 runs
Most recent matches
- Ireland v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 27 June 2023): Ireland won by 138 runs
- Scotland v Oman (ODI, 25 June 2023): Scotland won by 76 runs
- Scotland v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 23 June 2023): Scotland won by 111 runs
- United Arab Emirates v Oman (ODI, 21 June 2023): Oman won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
- Ireland v Oman (ODI, 19 June 2023): Oman won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- Hong Kong v Afghanistan (ODI, 8 March 2018): Hong Kong won by 30 runs (D/L method)
- Hong Kong v Scotland (ODI, 6 March 2018): Scotland won by 4 wickets (with 159 balls remaining)
- Afghanistan v Scotland (ODI, 4 March 2018): Scotland won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- New Zealand v Zimbabwe (Test, 1 November 1992): Match drawn
- New Zealand v Zimbabwe (ODI, 31 October 1992): New Zealand won by 22 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 1 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 9 scorecards at this ground
- Figures computed with scripts/build-archive-derived.ts over the scorecards