Gymkhana Club Ground

Nairobi Gymkhana Club is a cricket ground and team in Nairobi, Kenya. It hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The ground has a capacity of 7,000 people. It is located north of the central business district, but not far from it. The ground is the main cricket venue in the country and the only one which could in any way be described as a major ground.

Nairobi Gymkhana Club
Ground information
LocationNairobi, Kenya
Capacity7,000
End names
City End
Forest Road End
International information
First ODI28 September 1996:
 Kenya v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 October 2010:
 Kenya v  Afghanistan
First T20I1 September 2007:
 Kenya v  Bangladesh
Last T20I21 June 2023:
 Kenya v  Uganda
First WT20I13 December 2022:
 Kenya v  Uganda
Last WT20I21 December 2022:
 Kenya v  Uganda
Team information
East Africa (1958–1986)
Kenya (1986–present)
As of 21 June 2023
Source: CricketArchive

Cricket

The ground is home to a cricket team of the same name, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Kenya. Earlier the ground was called Suleman Verjee Indian Gymkhana having been donated by the Suleman Verjee family at a time when no recreational facilities of scale were available to Indians in Kenya. The land was allocated by the Governor of Kenya to the Indian Association in 1927.[1]

The ground is home to one of Kenya's oldest and most influential clubs, the Gymkhana has hosted colonial and other important matches since the early 1900s but it really began to develop as Kenya became a serious force in world cricket in the 1990s.

It has become the main cricket ground in Kenya and hosts International games for the National team. It was at this ground, that Shahid Afridi scored the (then) fastest ODI century in 1997 from just 37 balls.

Investment in the ground accelerated with ICC grants which enabled it to host the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy although since then it has suffered from a lack on investment resulting from Kenya's internal problems. The ground itself is a mixture of grass banking and wooden stands, with a modern pavilion on one side and a new media centre, constructed for the 2000 tournament, at one end.[2]

As with many such clubs in Kenya, the Gymkhana is home to a variety of other sports as well as providing comfortable accommodation. Situated almost 5,500 feet above sea level, it is one of the highest first-class grounds.[3]

Facilities

The Gymkhana club also has an small inside area with a badminton court and further in, an outdoor area with a swimming pool and a restaurant.

Transportation

Nairobi Gymkhana is situated a 20-minute taxi ride and is about 15 km from the airport. Parking near the ground is limited.

List of Centuries

One Day Internationals
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1100*Romesh Kaluwitharana Sri Lanka892 Kenya28 September 1996Won[4]
2124Daryll Cullinan South Africa1171 Pakistan29 September 1996Won[5]
3121Jonty Rhodes South Africa1141 Pakistan29 September 1996Won[5]
4115Saeed Anwar Pakistan1201 Sri Lanka4 October 1996Won[6]
5102Shahid Afridi Pakistan401 Sri Lanka4 October 1996Won[6]
6122Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka1162 Pakistan4 October 1996Lost[6]
7118*Gary Kirsten South Africa1272 Pakistan6 October 1996Won[7]
8122Dipak Chudasama Kenya1131 Bangladesh10 October 1997Won[8]
9144Kennedy Otieno Kenya1461 Bangladesh10 October 1997Won[8]
10101*Lance Klusener South Africa1052 Zimbabwe28 September 1999Won[9]
11139Sourav Ganguly India1471 Zimbabwe1 October 1999Won[10]
12132Avishka Gunawardene Sri Lanka1461 West Indies4 October 2000Won[11]
13105*Saeed Anwar Pakistan1342 Sri Lanka8 October 2000Won[12]
14104Saeed Anwar Pakistan1151 New Zealand11 October 2000Lost[13]
15141*Sourav Ganguly India1421 South Africa13 October 2000Won[14]
16117Sourav Ganguly India1301 New Zealand15 October 2000Lost[15]
17102*Chris Cairns New Zealand1132 India15 October 2000Won[15]
18146Matthew Hayden Australia1281 Pakistan30 August 2002Won[16]
19116Jeremy Bray Ireland1361 Scotland30 January 2007Lost[17]
20100Neil McCallum Scotland922 Ireland30 January 2007Won[17]
21104Darron Reekers Netherlands821 Ireland5 February 2007Won[18]
22111*Thomas Odoyo Kenya1132 Canada18 October 2007Won[19]
23102Steve Tikolo Kenya991 Zimbabwe19 October 2008Won[20]
24109*Ryan ten Doeschate Netherlands1211 Kenya16 February 2010Lost[21]

List of five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Gymkhana Club Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Allan Donald3 October 1996 South Africa Kenya29236 South Africa won[22]
2Waqar Younis4 October 1996 Pakistan Sri Lanka28.5525 Pakistan won[23]
3Aasif Karim10 October 1997 Kenya Bangladesh210335 Kenya won[24]
4Sunil Joshi26 September 1999 India South Africa11065 India won[25]
5Shayne O'Connor11 October 2000 New Zealand Pakistan19.2465 New Zealand won[26]
6Jason Gillespie30 August 2002[lower-alpha 1] Australia Pakistan210225 Australia won[27]
7Jason Gillespie7 September 2002[lower-alpha 2] Australia Pakistan110705 No result[lower-alpha 3][29]
8Collins Obuya24 February 2003[lower-alpha 4] Kenya Sri Lanka210245 Kenya won[30]
9Mashrafe Mortaza15 August 2006 Bangladesh Kenya110266 Bangladesh won[31]
10Chris Mpofu19 October 2008 Zimbabwe Kenya110526 Kenya won[32]

Twenty20 Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 Internationals at Gymkhana Club Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Nehemiah Odhiambo4 February 2010 Kenya Scotland14205 Kenya won[33]
2Sandeep Lamichhane29 August 2022   Nepal Kenya1495 Kenya won[34]

Notes
  1. This match was part of the PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002 played between Australia, Pakistan and Kenya.
  2. This was the final of the PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002.
  3. Rain meant that it was not possible to complete the match. The title was shared between Australia and Pakistan.[28]
  4. The match was part of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

References
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  30. 26th Match, ICC World Cup at Nairobi (Gym), Feb 24 2003, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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  33. Kenya won by 10 wickets (with 33 balls remaining), CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  34. Kenya won by 7 runs , CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

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