Defence Force Ground is a

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1988 when the South African Defence Force played Boland in a first-class match. At the time Namibia was known as South West Africa and was occupied by South Africa, only gaining independence in 1990. The last recorded match played on the ground came in 2001 when the

Namibia national cricket team The Namibia national cricket team, nicknamed the Eagles, is the men's team that represents the Republic of Namibia in international cricket. It is organised by Cricket Namibia which became an associate member of the International Cricket Cou ...

played the Marylebone Cricket Club.

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Defence Force Ground, Windhoek
at CricketArchive Cricket grounds in Namibia Sports venues in Windhoek Sports venues completed in 1988 1988 establishments in South West Africa {{Namibia-sports-venue-stub