Lugogo Stadium, also known as Lugogo Cricket Oval, is a cricket ground in Kampala, Uganda. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1957 when Kenya Asians played Sunder Cricket Club. It has also gained popularity as a music concert venue in Uganda.
In that same year Uganda first used the ground when the national team played the Sunder Cricket Club.[1] The ground held its inaugural first-class match when an East African Invitation XI played the touring Marylebone Cricket Club in 1963.
A further first-class match followed in 1967 when a combined East Africa team played the touring Indians. The next first-class matches to be held on the ground didn't come until 2005, when Uganda played two matches there in the Intercontinental Cup against Kenya and Namibia.[2] The Lugogo Stadium is the only cricket venue in Uganda to have held first-class cricket.
Surrounding the cricket ground there are tennis courts and a football ground which is the home ground of Kampala City Council FC.
The stadium is scheduled for redevelopment in 2024.[3]
References
- ^ "Other matches played on Lugogo Stadium". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Lugogo Stadium". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Tenants start vacating Lugogo Sports Complex ahead of redevelopment". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
External links
- Lugogo Stadium at ESPNcricinfo
- Lugogo Stadium at CricketArchive
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