KenyaODI ground1996 to 2010
Gymkhana Club Ground
Nairobi, Kenya
Gymkhana Club Ground records at a glance
At Gymkhana Club Ground, the highest ODI team total is 371/9 by Pakistan in 1996; the highest individual score is 146 by Matthew Hayden in 2002; the highest successful chase is 284/7 by Scotland in 2007.
| Record | ODI |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 371/9 (Pakistan, 1996) |
| Lowest completed total | 84 (Kenya, 2002) |
| Highest successful chase | 284/7 (Scotland, 2007) |
| Highest individual score | Matthew Hayden 146 (2002) |
| Best bowling | Allan Donald 6/23 (1996) |
| Most runs at the ground | Steve Tikolo 861 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Thomas Odoyo 33 |
| Average first-innings total | 223 |
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.
In one-day internationals
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.
- Highest total: Pakistan's 371 for 9 (1996)
- Lowest completed innings: Kenya's 84 (2002)
- Highest individual score: Matthew Hayden, 146 against Pakistan (2002)
- Best bowling: Allan Donald, 6 for 23 (1996)
- Widest win by runs: Australia, by 224 runs over Pakistan (2002)
- 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).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 | 255 |
| 2000s | 40 | 215 |
| 2010s | 5 | 185 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tikolo | Kenya | 36 | 861 | 1 |
| Thomas Odoyo | Kenya | 29 | 598 | 1 |
| Kennedy Otieno | Kenya | 22 | 576 | 1 |
| Alex Obanda | Kenya | 10 | 566 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 8 | 556 | 3 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Odoyo | Kenya | 30 | 33 |
| Steve Tikolo | Kenya | 29 | 31 |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | Kenya | 18 | 26 |
| Hiren Varaiya | Kenya | 14 | 21 |
| Peter Ongondo | Kenya | 20 | 20 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 371/9
- Lowest completed total
- 84
- Highest score
- 146 · Matthew Hayden
- Best bowling
- 6/23 · Allan Donald
- Biggest win by runs
- 224 runs
Closest finishes
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
Sources
- CricArcade ODI archive: 62 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive