It has been the home ground of the Mountaineers, one of Zimbabwe's first-class cricket franchises, since they were formed in 2009.
Prior to the reorganisation of Zimbabwean cricket, it was the home ground of the Manicaland team.
The first List A cricket match at the ground took place in March 1984, when Zimbabwe played the touring Young India team.
[1] The first first-class match took place in March 2000 when Manicaland played Mashonaland in the Logan Cup.
[3] Mutare Sports Club was the scene of a key incident in Indian cricket's Chappell–Ganguly controversy, when during a warm-up match at the ground on India's 2005 tour of Zimbabwe, India's coach Greg Chappell suggested that India would be better served if captain Sourav Ganguly stood down as captain to focus on getting his batting organised and that Ganguly would not have a place in the side if the best XI was picked.