Inaugural home venues of the 10 Test playing nations

#9 Harare Sports Club, Harare, 1992 (Zimbabwe vs India)

Harare Sports Club before Zimbabwe’s first home Test match

Match count: 34

Zimbabwe is the second nation from Africa to attain Test status, though they made an entry to the international stage in 1983 when they played the ICC Cricket World Cup. Zimbabwe won the 1982 ICC Trophy to qualify for the showpiece event the following year.

But it was only in 1992 that the nation was eligible to play Test cricket. The Harare Sports Club was the host for Zimbabwe's inaugural Test match and visitors India were given a hard time as the match ended in a draw. It was a great effort by the debutants as they denied the mighty Indians a victory in their maiden Test match.

Apart from this ground, the Queens Sports Park in Bulawayo has been the venue which has staged international fixtures. 34 Test matches have been played at the Harare Sports Club so far and it was even been part of the 2003 ICC Cricket World during which three matches were played here.