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Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground is a cricket ground in Nairobi, Kenya. The first recorded match at the ground took place in 1994, when Young Kenya played Bangladesh in a warm-up match for the ICC Trophy, which Kenya was hosting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Other matches played on Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground )〕 During the Trophy itself, the ground was the venue for seven matches, involving various national teams.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ICC Trophy Matches played on Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi )〕 In 2003, the ground held its first List A matches when Kenya played Sri Lanka A in a two-match series. The following year, the third List A match was held there, when Kenya played Pakistan A.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List A Matches played on Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground )〕 As part of the series with Pakistan A, a first-class match was also played between the sides, which resulted in a drawn match.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First-Class Matches played on Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground )〕 In addition, the ground has played host to Kenya Women.〔 The ground is owned by the Sir Ali Muslim Club, a club founded in 1934 by the local Muslim community, which consisted mostly of people from across the Indian subcontinent. Besides cricket, the club offers football, hockey, tennis, squash and volleyball.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Ali Muslim Club )〕 The club is named in honour of the wealthy administrator, ''the Hon.'' Sir Ali bin Salim, K.B.E., C.M.G., who helped to fund and provide advice to the club. Sir Ali was a provincial governor on Swahili Coast of the British East Africa Protectorate, during the condominium between the Sultan of Zanzibar and the British and, later, an official Member of the Legislative Council ().〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An Historic Beginning )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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