Jaffery Sports Club Ground
Cricket ground in Nairobi, Kenya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jaffery Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground situated in Nairobi, Kenya. It hosted its first ODI international during the 2007 World Cricket League in Kenya.
Ground information | |||
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Location | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
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Thika Road End Mathare Valley End | |||
International information | |||
First ODI | 29 January 2007: Kenya v Bermuda | ||
Last ODI | 5 February 2007: Kenya v Canada | ||
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As of 9 May 2008 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
The Ground is owned by a sect of the Muslim community in Nairobi. Hence most of the players in the Club team are Islamic. This club plays host to the matches of the Nairobi Jaffery Sports Club from the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association. Many of the young players from the cricket team have gone on to represent Kenya at various levels including Kenya, Kenya 'A', and at junior levels. A few players from this club have also gone on to represent different teams at the Sahara Elite League. A few of these players include Charles Obuya (Eastern Aces), and Ashwin Prabhakar (Southern Stars, Kenya 'A').
List of Centuries
One Day Internationals
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 112* | William Porterfield | ![]() | 142 | 2 | ![]() | 31 January 2007 | Won[1] |
2 | 115 | Eoin Morgan | ![]() | 106 | 1 | ![]() | 4 February 2007 | Lost[2] |
3 | 122 | Ashish Bagai | ![]() | 132 | 2 | ![]() | 4 February 2007 | Won[2] |
List of Five Wicket Hauls
One Day Internationals
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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11 | Peter Ongondo | 5 February 2007 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 51 | 5 | 7.28 | Won [3] |
References
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