Benjamin's Park

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Benjamin's Park
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth (Lesser Antilles)
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Location Portsmouth, Saint John Parish
Coordinates 15°34′29″N61°27′16″W / 15.57472°N 61.45444°W / 15.57472; -61.45444 Coordinates: 15°34′29″N61°27′16″W / 15.57472°N 61.45444°W / 15.57472; -61.45444
Establishment unknown
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Windward Islands (2007)
As of 20 May 2015
Source: CricketArchive

Benjamin's Park is a sporting venue in Portsmouth, Dominica, located 30 miles (48 km) away from the capital, Roseau. The venue's primary use is as a cricket ground, and it has held home matches for the Windward Islands, as well as several matches in regional tournaments.

Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 2,977 inhabitants. It lies on the Indian River on Dominica's northwest coast, in Saint John Parish. Cabrits National Park is located on a peninsula to the north of town. Portsmouth has its own sea port in Prince Rupert Bay.

Dominica country in the Caribbean

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the West Indies. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the Caribbean's few republics.

Roseau City in Saint George, Dominica

Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Kalinago Indian village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica.

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History

What is now Benjamin's Park was originally designed as Portsmouth's main public square, according to the 1765 town plan laid out by a Royal Engineer. [1] During the 1980s, the park was the proposed site for a "multi-purpose community complex", financed entirely by the People's Republic of China. However, the Dominican government never agreed to the project. [2] In January 2007, the ground hosted two home fixtures for the Windward Islands against Barbados, a four-day Carib Beer Cup match followed by a one-day KFC Cup match. [3] [4] The four-day game was the first first-class match played in Dominica since 2004, with Benjamin's Park becoming the third ground in Dominica to host first-class cricket (after Windsor Park and the Botanical Gardens, both in Roseau). Both matches were interrupted by rain, with the one-day fixture ending in a no result, but the second day of the four-day match, a Sunday, saw an attendance of around 4,000. Benjamin's Park had been upgraded to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) standard with money from the Stanford 20/20 tournament, and was used while Windsor Park was being upgraded for the 2007 World Cup. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ History of Portsmouth – Community Tourism Dominica. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Sean R. Douglas (29 March 2014). "Lift the veil of secrecy surrounding Dominica's relationship with China" – The Sun Dominica. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ First-class matches played on Benjamin's Park, Portsmouth – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ↑ List A matches played on Benjamin's Park, Portsmouth – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Hayden Gill (5 February 2007). "Dominica Comeback" – The Dominican, vol. 1, no. 92. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Other matches played on Benjamin's Park, Portsmouth – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dominica Cricket Academy officially launched" – Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Windward Islands v Barbados, Carib Beer Cup 2006/07 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Windward Islands v Barbados, KFC Cup 2006/07 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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