The Tanzania Cricket Association has announced it will be building a new ground in the northern town of Arusha, roughly 400 miles north of Dar-es-Salaam
The ground will have an astroturf/concrete pitch and a pavilion and will be ready for use in February 2010.
A board statement said: “The new ground in place will also give TCA … an opportunity to host regional and other international events at an optional venue in Tanzania.”
Will this tie in, I wonder, with embryonic plans for East Africa to set up a proper provincial-style contest, like Zimbabwe's Logan Cup, so that players get experience of 3/4-day cricket? Kenya could provide three 'provinces', Uganda arguably two, and a ground at Arusha would slot in very nicely as Tanzania's contribution, being easily accessible to both of its northern neighbours. Just an idea...
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