Nairobi Gymkhana Club

Nairobi Gymkhana Club

Ground information
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Capacity	7,000
End names
City End Forest Road End
International information
First ODI	28 September 1996: Kenya v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	4 February 2009: Kenya v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Kenya (1986 – present)
As of 16 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

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 home to a cricket team of the same name, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Kenya. Earlier the ground was called Indian Gymkhana. 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 fastest ODI century in 1997 from just 37 balls. This record has not been broken yet. The Gymkhana club also has an inside mini area where you have a badminton court and further in, you have an outside place where you have a swimming pool and a restaurant.

External links

• Ground profile from Cricinfo

Coordinates: 1°16′12″S 36°49′38.5″E / 1.27°S 36.827361°E / -1.27; 36.827361