Ground information | |
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Location | North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda |
Establishment | 2006 |
Capacity | 10,000 |
End names | |
Andy Roberts End Curtly Ambrose End | |
International information | |
First Test | 30 May–3 June 2008: West Indies v Australia |
Last Test | 16–19 June 2022: West Indies v Bangladesh |
First ODI | 27–28 March 2007: West Indies v Australia |
Last ODI | 6 December 2023: West Indies v England |
First T20I | 19 May 2010: West Indies v South Africa |
Last T20I | 13 November 2021: Argentina v Canada |
First WODI | 8 September 2019: West Indies v Australia |
Last WODI | 9 December 2022: West Indies v England |
First WT20I | 18 February 2012: West Indies v India |
Last WT20I | 11 December 2022: West Indies v England |
As of 6 December 2023 Source: Cricinfo |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. The stadium usually caters for 10,000 people, but temporary seating doubled its capacity for the 2007 World Cup. The stadium is named after former West Indies cricket captain Viv Richards.
The stadium is about 10–20 minutes' drive from the capital city, St. John's, and the country's international airport. The venue cost approximately US$60 million to build, with the majority of the funds coming from a Chinese Government grant. [1] The first Test match staged on the ground began on 30 May 2008 when the West Indies hosted Australia, with the match ending in a draw.
The stadium constitutes two main stands: the Northern Stand and the five-story South Stand. In 2008, the roof of the South Stand was damaged by high winds. [2] Other facilities include a practice pitch for the various cricket teams, training infrastructure and a media centre. Sir Viv Richards Stadium is one of the few state-of-the-art venues that encompass underground passageways for the cricket teams to move about in. [3] [4]
Prior to the start of the first Test against England on 13 April 2015, the north and south ends were renamed for two former West Indies cricketers, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts.
The ground's second Test match against England on 13 February 2009 was abandoned after only ten balls due to the outfield's dangerous condition.
The groundstaff had applied extra layers of sand after recent heavy rain, and again after a brief shower the morning of the match; this resulted in West Indian bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards being unable to gain any traction when running in. [5]
The sandy nature of the outfield had earned the ground the nickname of 'Antigua's 366th beach' in the buildup to the game. [6]
Following the abandonment, inquiries were held by the WICB and the ICC: these caused great embarrassment for West Indies cricket.
The ICC subsequently ordered that the ground be suspended from staging any international matches for twelve months, and an official warning was issued to the WICB.
Eight five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue. [7]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
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1 | Brett Lee | 30 May 2008 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | 21 | 59 | 5 | 2.8 | Drawn |
2 | Sunil Narine | 25 July 2012 | West Indies | New Zealand | 1 | 43 | 132 | 5 | 3.06 | Won |
3 | Kemar Roach | 25 July 2012 | West Indies | New Zealand | 3 | 23.2 | 60 | 5 | 2.57 | Won |
4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 21 July 2016 | India | West Indies | 3 | 25 | 83 | 7 | 3.32 | Won |
5 | Kemar Roach | 4 July 2018 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.6 | Won |
6 | Shannon Gabriel | 4 July 2018 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 3 | 12 | 77 | 5 | 6.41 | Won |
7 | Ishant Sharma | 22 August 2019 | India | West Indies | 2 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 2.52 | Won |
8 | Jasprit Bumrah | 22 August 2019 | India | West Indies | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0.87 | Won |
One five wicket haul in One-Day Internationals has been taken at the venue. [8]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
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1 | Jason Holder | 2 July 2017 | West Indies | India | 2 | 9.4 | 27 | 5 | 2.79 | Won |
One five wicket haul in Twenty20 Internationals has been taken at the venue. [9]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result | ||
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1 | Ryan McLaren | 19 May 2010 | South Africa | West Indies | 2 | 3.5 | 19 | 5 | 4.95 | Won |
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