Lenasia Stadium
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| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lenasia, Johannesburg South |
| Coordinates | 26°18′54″S 27°49′52″E / 26.31508°S 27.83108°E |
| Home club | Gauteng |
| International information | |
| First WODI | 7 March 2002: South Africa v  India |
| Last WODI | 29 February 2004: South Africa v  England |
| As of 7 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive | |
The Lenasia Cricket Stadium (previously known as the Lenz Stadium and MR Varachia Stadium) is a cricket ground in
women's One Day Internationals, and two youth One Day Internationals.[1]
Abdullatief Barnes scored the first century at the stadium. Rohan Kanhai scored two centuries.[2]
The Howa Bowl (also known as the Dadabhay Trophy) was contested here for the entirety of the tournament from 1972 to 1991.[3]
During Apartheid, the stadium was made for white-only use; two local clubs, the Pirates and Crescents set aside bail money and invaded the field.[2]
In 2003, the
Pakistan cricket team played against Gauteng Invitation XI here.[4]
References
- ^ "Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b Monga, Sidharth. "The spirit of Lenasia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "CricketArchive Oracles - First-Class Matches played on Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg (44)". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan make full use of outing in Lenasia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
