Mission Road Ground

Mission Road Ground
Ground information
Location Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Establishment 1976
Capacity 3,500
End names
n/a
International information
First ODI 26 January 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Scotland
Last ODI 4 November 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Papua New Guinea
First T20I 30 January 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Scotland
Last T20I 31 January 2016:
 Hong Kong v  Scotland
Team information
Hong Kong cricket team
As of November 23, 2015
Source: Cricinfo

Mission Road Ground or Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, which is mainly used for cricket matches. It was opened in 1976, and the first match played there was between a Hong Kong XI and the Queensland Colts.[1]

The stadium has floodlights so that day-night matches can be played. In November 2015 the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that it had approved the ground as venue for holding One Day International (ODI) matches,[2] the venue thus becoming first international cricket venue in East Asia and China.

On 26 January 2016, the ground hosted its first One Day International when the Hong Kong cricket team played against Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[3] A second scheduled ODI was washed out.[4] On the two following days, the first two Twenty20 Internationals at the ground were played, between the same teams.[5]

One Day International cricket

Team (A) Team (B) Winner Margin Year
 Hong Kong  Scotland  Hong Kong By 109 runs 2016
 Hong Kong  Scotland Abandoned 2016
 Hong Kong  Papua New Guinea  Hong Kong By 106 runs 2016
 Hong Kong  Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea By 14 runs 2016
 Hong Kong  Papua New Guinea 2016

Twenty20 International cricket

Team (A) Team (B) Winner Margin Year
 Hong Kong  Scotland  Hong Kong by 9 wickets 2016
 Hong Kong  Scotland  Scotland by 37 runs 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong Saturday XI v Queensland Colts". Cricket Archive. The Cricketer. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong makes breakthrough to host its first ODI". ESPNcricinfo. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 17th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  4. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 19th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Records / Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.

Coordinates: 22°19′23″N 114°11′6″E / 22.32306°N 114.18500°E / 22.32306; 114.18500

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