Gymkhana Club Ground

Gymkhana Club Ground in numbers

Gymkhana Club Ground, in Nairobi, Kenya, has staged 62 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Kenya and Sri Lanka in 1996, and the most recent international here was in 2010.

Of the 62 ODIs played at Gymkhana Club Ground, sides batting first have won 26 and chasing sides 35; 1 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. Kenya have played 38 of those ODIs and won 13, lost 25, a win rate of 34%. The most frequent visitors have been Zimbabwe (13) and Pakistan (10). The average first-innings total was 255 in the 1990s (17 ODIs) and 185 in the 2010s (5 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 40 ODIs, against 17 in the 1990s. Steve Tikolo has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 861 in 36 innings with 1 hundred, and Thomas Odoyo has taken the most wickets, 33 in 30 ODIs. The highest total is Pakistan's 371 for 9 in 1996; the lowest completed innings Kenya's 84 in 2002; the highest individual score Matthew Hayden's 146 against Pakistan in 2002; the best bowling Allan Donald's 6 for 23 in 1996. The widest margin by runs was Australia's 224-run win over Pakistan in 2002. The closest finish: Kenya won by 1 wicket (2007).

ODIs at Gymkhana Club Ground

62 ODIs, 1996 to 2010. The first was Kenya v Sri Lanka on 28 September 1996: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 116 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Kenya won by 1 wicket (with 82 balls remaining) (2007)

Most recent matches

• Afghanistan v Kenya (ODI, 11 October 2010): Kenya won by 8 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
• Kenya v Afghanistan (ODI, 9 October 2010): Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 138 balls remaining)
• Kenya v Afghanistan (ODI, 7 October 2010): Kenya won by 92 runs
• Netherlands v Kenya (ODI, 18 February 2010): Netherlands won by 80 runs
• Netherlands v Kenya (ODI, 16 February 2010): Kenya won by 6 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
• Kenya v Zimbabwe (ODI, 4 February 2009): Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)
• Zimbabwe v Kenya (ODI, 1 February 2009): Zimbabwe won by 66 runs
• Kenya v Zimbabwe (ODI, 31 January 2009): Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
• Kenya v Zimbabwe (ODI, 19 October 2008): Kenya won by 95 runs
• Ireland v Kenya (ODI, 18 October 2008): Ireland won by 86 runs