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	'''Bulawayo Athletic Club''' is the name of a cricket team that competes in Zimbabwe's National League competition. It is also the name given to the club's cricket ground in ], ]. The ground has hosted a single ] against ] in November 1992. This made the ground the second in Zimbabwe to host a Test match. A ] was played at the ground just prior to the Test.
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			{{Infobox cricket ground
			\| ground_name = Bulawayo Athletic Club
			\| nickname =
			\| country = Zimbabwe
			\| location = ], ], ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|20\|09\|53.41\|S\|28\|35\|36.54\|E\|type:landmark\|display=it}}
			\| establishment = 1894
			\| seating_capacity = 12,000
			\| owner = Bulawayo Athletic Club
			\| tenants = ]
			\| end1 = n/a
			\| end2 = n/a
			\| international = true
			\| onlytestdate = 1–5 November
			\| onlytestyear = 1992
			\| onlytesthome = Zimbabwe
			\| onlytestaway = New Zealand
			\| firstodidate = 31 October
			\| firstodiyear = 1992
			\| firstodihome = Zimbabwe
			\| firstodiaway = New Zealand
			\| lastodidate = 27 June
			\| lastodiyear = 2023
			\| lastodihome = Ireland
			\| lastodiaway = UAE
			\| firstt20idate = 11 July
			\| firstt20iyear = 2022
			\| firstt20ihome = Jersey
			\| firstt20iaway = USA
			\| lastt20idate = 17 July
			\| lastt20iyear = 2022
			\| lastt20ihome = PNG
			\| lastt20iaway = USA
			\| year1 = 1951
			\| club1 = ]
			\| year2 = 1994-2009
			\| club2 = ]
			\| date = 27 June
			\| year = 2023
			\| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59534.html ESPNcricinfo
			}}
			'''Bulawayo Athletic Club'''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bulawayo Athletic Club\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/32/1812.html\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref> is a sports club in ], ]. The '''Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground''' is a 12,000-capacity stadium.

			==History==
	The Test match was hit by poor weather, poor attendances and a poor ]. Along with these factors, the local cricket administrators believed that nearby ] had better potential as an international venue. Therefore, when Test cricket was next played in Bulawayo, it was at that ground instead.
			The club was founded in 1894 and has been a significant venue for many international sporting events. Cricket is the main sport played at the club, but tennis, bowls, squash and billiards are also played.<ref name = AfricanHerd>{{cite web \| url = http://www.bac.africanherd.com/ \| title = Bulawayo Athletic Club The Club House at BAC was burnt to the ground on 12th August 2007. \| accessdate = 2016-11-06 \| publisher = Bulawayo Athletic Club}}</ref>

			On 12 August 2007, a fire broke out at the club, destroying the members' bar area and billiards rooms and causing damages of up to ]400,000. The Walkden Hall, the squash courts and the changing rooms were saved from the blaze. The fire was believed to have been started by an electrical fault.<ref name =AfricanHerd/>

			At the Hockey Africa Cup of Champions held in Bulawayo in 2014, the Bulawayo Athletic Club ladies team reached the competition's final.<ref name = SoutherEye>{{Cite web \| url = https://www.southerneye.co.zw/2014/12/02/bac-successful-despite-final-heartbreak/\| title = BAC successful despite final heartbreak \| accessdate = 2016-11-06 \| publisher = Southern Eye}}</ref> Two Bulawayo Athletic Club players were in the gold medal winning Zimbabwe ladies hockey team at the ] in Moscow, ] and ].<ref name = "Sports Reference">{{cite web \| url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/helen-volk-1.html \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/helen-volk-1.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 2020-04-18 \| title = Helen Volk \| accessdate = 2016-11-06 \| publisher = Sports Reference}}</ref><ref name = McKillop>{{cite web \| url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/pat-mckillop-1.html \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070904/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/pat-mckillop-1.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 2020-04-18 \| title = Patricia McKillop \| accessdate = 2016-11-06 \| publisher = Sports Reference}}</ref>

			==As a cricket venue==
			In the summer of 1992, the ] was granted ] status. Shortly afterwards, Bulawayo Athletic Club hosted one Test match (becoming the country's second Test venue, after ]) and one ], with ] the visitors in both.<ref name = ESPN>{{cite web \| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/ground/59534.html \| title = Bulawayo Athletic Club \| accessdate = 2016-11-06 \| publisher = espn.co.uk}}</ref>

			New Zealand won the ODI, on 31 October, by 22 runs. The Test began the following day, but was badly hit by rain and a lack of adequate covering, with ten hours of play lost.<ref name = ESPN/> In addition, the wicket was poor, as were the attendances (1,000 on the first day and a few hundred each day thereafter). Thus, when international cricket returned to Bulawayo, it was played at the nearby ].<ref name = ESPN/>

			Bulawayo Athletic Club continued to host domestic matches, and along with Queens Sports Club served as a home ground for the ] team.<ref name = bigbashboard>{{cite web\| url=http://bigbashboard.com/venue/59534\| title = Bulawayo Athletic Club \| accessdate = 2016-11-06 \| publisher = BigBashBoard.com}}</ref>

			==International Centuries==

			===Test Centuries===
			Only two Test centuries have been scored at the venue.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Batting Records/ Test\|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=459;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings\|publisher=ESPNcricinfo\|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref>

			{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
			! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
			\|-
			\| 1 \|\| 119 \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|NZ}} \|\| {{ntsh\|2140}} 214 \|\| {{cr\|ZIM}} \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1992\|November\|1}} \|\| Drawn
			\|-
			\| 2 \|\| 101* \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|ZIM}} \|\| {{ntsh\|2000}} 200 \|\| {{cr\|NZ}} \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1992\|November\|1}} \|\| Drawn
			\|}

			===One Day International Centuries===
			Four One Day International centuries have been scored at the venue.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Batting Records/ One Day International\|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=459;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings\|publisher=ESPNcricinfo\|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref>

			{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
			! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
			\|-
			\| 1 \|\| 157* \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|SCO}} \|\| {{ntsh\|1460}} 146 \|\| {{cr\|AFG\|2013}} \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2018\|March\|4}} \|\| Won
			\|-
			\| 2\|\| 127 \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|SCO}} \|\| {{ntsh\|1460}} 136 \|\| {{cr\|UAE}} \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|June\|23}} \|\| Won
			\|-
			\| 3 \|\| 136 \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|SCO}} \|\| {{ntsh\|1460}} 121 \|\| {{cr\|OMA}} \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|June\|25}} \|\| Won
			\|-
			\| 4 \|\| 162 \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|IRE}} \|\| {{ntsh\|1460}} 134 \|\| {{cr\|UAE}} \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|June\|27}} \|\| Won
			\|}

			==List of Five Wicket Hauls==
			===Tests===
			Only one Test five wicket haul has been taken at the venue.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=459;orderby=start;qualmin1=5;qualval1=wickets;size=200;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings\| work=ESPN Cricinfo\|accessdate=7 September 2019\|title=Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records}}</ref>
			{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%"
			\|- align=center
			! scope="col" width="38"\|No.
			! scope="col" width="145"\|Bowler
			! scope="col" width="220"\|Date
			! scope="col" width="120"\|Team
			! scope="col" width="120"\|Opposing team
			! scope="col" width="60"\|Inn
			! scope="col" width="82"\|Overs
			! scope="col" width="70"\|Runs
			! scope="col" width="60"\|Wkts
			! scope="col" width="70"\|Econ
			! scope="col" width="70"\|Result
			\|-align="center"
			\|scope="row"\| 1 \|\| ] \|\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1992\|11\|1}} \|\| {{cr\|NZL}} \|\| {{cr\|ZIM}} \|\| {{nts\|2}} \|\| {{nts\|40.4}} \|\| {{nts\|113}} \|\| {{nts\|6}} \|\| {{nts\|2.77}} \|\| Drawn
			\|}

			===One Day Internationals===
			Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at the venue.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/ground/bowling-best-figures-innings/zim-bulawayo-athletic-club-459/one-day-internationals-2\| work=ESPN Cricinfo\|accessdate=26 June 2023\|title=Bowling Best Figures Innings}}</ref>
			{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%"
			\|- align=center
			! scope="col" width="38"\|No.
			! scope="col" width="145"\|Bowler
			! scope="col" width="220"\|Date
			! scope="col" width="120"\|Team
			! scope="col" width="120"\|Opposing team
			! scope="col" width="60"\|Inn
			! scope="col" width="82"\|Overs
			! scope="col" width="70"\|Runs
			! scope="col" width="60"\|Wkts
			! scope="col" width="70"\|Result
			\|-align="center"
			\|scope="row"\| 1 \|\| ] \|\| rowspan="2"\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|6\|25}} \|\| {{cr\|OMA}} \|\| {{cr\|SCO}} \|\| {{nts\|1}} \|\| {{nts\|10}} \|\| {{nts\|55}} \|\| {{nts\|5}} \|\| Lost
			\|-
			\|scope="row"\| 2 \|\| ] \|\| {{cr\|SCO}} \|\| {{cr\|OMA}} \|\| {{nts\|2}} \|\| {{nts\|10}} \|\| {{nts\|53}} \|\| {{nts\|5}} \|\| Won
			\|}

			==See also==
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 13 July 2024

Cricket ground

Bulawayo Athletic Club

Ground information

Location

Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe

Coordinates

20°09′53.41″S 28°35′36.54″E / 20.1648361°S 28.5934833°E / -20.1648361; 28.5934833

Establishment

1894

Capacity

12,000

Owner

Bulawayo Athletic Club

Tenants

Zimbabwe Cricket

End names

n/a
n/a

International information

Only Test

1–5 November 1992:

Zimbabwe v

New Zealand

First ODI

31 October 1992:

Zimbabwe v

New Zealand

Last ODI

27 June 2023:

Ireland v

United Arab Emirates

First T20I

11 July 2022:

Jersey v

United States

Last T20I

17 July 2022:

Papua New Guinea v

United States

Team information

Rhodesia	(1951)
Matabeleland	(1994-2009)

As of 27 June 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Bulawayo Athletic Club is a sports club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground is a 12,000-capacity stadium.

History

The club was founded in 1894 and has been a significant venue for many international sporting events. Cricket is the main sport played at the club, but tennis, bowls, squash and billiards are also played.

On 12 August 2007, a fire broke out at the club, destroying the members' bar area and billiards rooms and causing damages of up to US$400,000. The Walkden Hall, the squash courts and the changing rooms were saved from the blaze. The fire was believed to have been started by an electrical fault.

At the Hockey Africa Cup of Champions held in Bulawayo in 2014, the Bulawayo Athletic Club ladies team reached the competition's final. Two Bulawayo Athletic Club players were in the gold medal winning Zimbabwe ladies hockey team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Patricia McKillop and Helen Volk.

As a cricket venue

In the summer of 1992, the Zimbabwe national cricket team was granted Test status. Shortly afterwards, Bulawayo Athletic Club hosted one Test match (becoming the country's second Test venue, after Harare Sports Club) and one One Day International, with New Zealand the visitors in both.

New Zealand won the ODI, on 31 October, by 22 runs. The Test began the following day, but was badly hit by rain and a lack of adequate covering, with ten hours of play lost. In addition, the wicket was poor, as were the attendances (1,000 on the first day and a few hundred each day thereafter). Thus, when international cricket returned to Bulawayo, it was played at the nearby Queens Sports Club.

Bulawayo Athletic Club continued to host domestic matches, and along with Queens Sports Club served as a home ground for the Matabeleland team.

International Centuries

Test Centuries

Only two Test centuries have been scored at the venue.

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	119	Rod Latham	New Zealand	214	Zimbabwe	1 November 1992	Drawn
2	101*	Kevin Arnott	Zimbabwe	200	New Zealand	1 November 1992	Drawn

One Day International Centuries

Four One Day International centuries have been scored at the venue.

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	157*	Calum MacLeod	Scotland	146	Afghanistan	4 March 2018	Won
2	127	Richie Berrington	Scotland	136	United Arab Emirates	23 June 2023	Won
3	136	Brandon McMullen	Scotland	121	Oman	25 June 2023	Won
4	162	Paul Stirling	Ireland	134	United Arab Emirates	27 June 2023	Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Tests

Only one Test five wicket haul has been taken at the venue.

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Dipak Patel	1 November 1992	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	2	40.4	113	6	2.77	Drawn

One Day Internationals

Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at the venue.

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Result
1	Bilal Khan	25 June 2023	Oman	Scotland	1	10	55	5	Lost
2	Chris Greaves	25 June 2023	Scotland	Oman	2	10	53	5	Won

References

"Bulawayo Athletic Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ "Bulawayo Athletic Club The Club House at BAC was burnt to the ground on 12th August 2007". Bulawayo Athletic Club. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"BAC successful despite final heartbreak". Southern Eye. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Helen Volk". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Patricia McKillop". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ "Bulawayo Athletic Club". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Bulawayo Athletic Club". BigBashBoard.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Batting Records/ Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
"Batting Records/ One Day International". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
"Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
"Bowling Best Figures Innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

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