National Cricket Stadium (Grenada)

The Grenada National Cricket Stadium, formerly Queen's Park, is a cricket ground on River Road, St George's, the capital of Grenada. A Grenada cricket team is first recorded in West Indies cricket in 1887, playing against a touring Gentlemen of America team at the original Queen's Park ground. Ten years later, Grenada played against Lord Hawke's touring team. Unlike several matches on the tour, that one did not have first-class status. In 1899, G. A. de Freitas and William Mignon became the first Grenada cricketers to play first-class cricket.

Grenada National Cricket Stadium
Ground information
LocationSt George's
Establishment1887
Capacity20,000
OwnerWest Indies Cricket Board
OperatorWindward Islands cricket team
TenantsWindward Islands cricket team
End names
River End
D'Arbeau End
International information
First Test28 June – 02 July 2002:
 West Indies v  New Zealand
Last Test24–27 March 2022:
 West Indies v  England
First ODI14 April 1999:
 West Indies v  Australia
Last ODI12 January 2020:
 West Indies v  Ireland
First T20I15 January 2020:
 West Indies v  Ireland
Last T20I16 December 2023:
 West Indies v  England
First WT20I29 October 2015:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
Last WT20I1 November 2015:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
Team information
Windward Islands cricket team (1999–present)
As of 16 December 2023
Source: Cricinfo

The newly rebuilt Queen's Park Stadium became the 84th Test venue in 2002 when it hosted its first match between the West Indies and New Zealand. As of 18 August 2014, two test matches have taken place at the ground.[1] It was one of the locations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

After being rebuilt in 2000, the new complex was damaged in September 2004, as a result of Hurricane Ivan.[2]

The oval is noted for being elongated towards the Pavilion end, giving a more baseball type look to the ground. The stadium was funded by the People's Republic of China.

List of Five Wicket Hauls edit

Tests edit

Four five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.[3]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Shane Bond 28 June 2002   New Zealand   West Indies 2 30.1 104 5 3.44 Drawn
2 Kemar Roach 17 July 2009   West Indies   Bangladesh 2 23.5 48 6 2.01 Lost
3 Shakib Al Hasan 17 July 2009   Bangladesh   West Indies 3 24.5 70 5 2.81 Won
4 Darren Sammy 17 July 2009   West Indies   Bangladesh 4 16 55 5 3.43 Lost

One Day Internationals edit

Three five wicket hauls in One-Day Internationals have been taken at the venue.[4]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Chris Gayle 1 June 2003   West Indies   Australia 1 10 46 5 4.60 Won
2 Dwayne Bravo 24 February 2013   West Indies   Zimbabwe 1 10 43 6 4.30 Won
3 Adil Rashid 27 February 2019   England   West Indies 2 10 85 5 8.50 Won

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Queen's Park: Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ Gordon, Orin (6 March 2007). "Made in Taiwan". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

External links edit

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