Albion Sports Complex

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Albion Sports Complex
Ground information
Location Albion, Guyana
Coordinates 6°15′58″N57°22′26″W / 6.266°N 57.374°W / 6.266; -57.374
Establishment1977
Capacity15,000
Owner Guyana Sugar Corporation
International information
First ODI16 March 1977:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Last ODI14 April 1985:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
As of 31 August 2013
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Albion Sports Complex is a cricket stadium in Guyana. It is located in Albion and has been used by the West Indies cricket team and Guyana national cricket team. [1] A total of five One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been played from 1977 and 1985. [2]

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The Albion Sports Complex has a 300 meters athletics track, and is used by Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) for their Annual Trade Fair. The owner of the complex is Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO). [3]

International venue

Albion Sports Complex was the first ground of Guyana to host an ODI match. [4] The match was played between the West Indies and Pakistan in March 1977. Despite Pakistani captain, Asif Iqbal, scored 59 not out and earned the man of the match award, the West Indies won the match by four wickets. [5] The ground hosted an ODI for the last time in April 1985, a match played between the West Indies and New Zealand. [2] The West Indies won the match by 130 runs with Desmond Haynes scoring 145—highest individual innings by any player at the ground. [6]

Haynes was the most successful batsman at the ground scoring 328 runs in four matches, with the help of two centuries and an average of 164.00. [7] Larry Gomes was most prolific bowler: playing in four matches, he took eight wickets for 134 runs with the average of 16.75. [8] Best bowling figures for an innings were three wickets for nine runs, achieved by Colin Croft against England in February 1981. [9]

The highest total in an innings at the ground, 282 for 5, was scored by India where as the lowest total – 129 all out – was scored by New Zealand in April 1985. [10] [11] The West Indies was most successful at the ground winning four out of five ODIs. Their only loss came in March 1983, a match India won by 27 runs. [12] The most recent first class cricket match at the ground was played between Guyana and Barbados in February 2010—Barbados won the match by 58 runs. [13]

International Centuries

Only two ODI centuries have been scored at the venue, both by Desmond Haynes. [14]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1133* Desmond Haynes WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 February 1984Won
2145* Desmond Haynes WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 April 1985Won

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  4. ↑ Toney, Rawle (6 March 2013). "Sport Ministry inks US$235 000 Albion Sports Complex contract with Musco Lighting". Guyana Chronicle . Retrieved 31 August 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1976/77 – ODI Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand tour of West Indies, 1984/85 – 3rd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Records / Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Berbice, Guyana / One-Day Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Records / Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Berbice, Guyana / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Records / Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Berbice, Guyana / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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  11. ↑ "Records / Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Berbice, Guyana / One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
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  13. ↑ "Regional Four Day Competition, 2009/10". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records" . Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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