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Location | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | ||||
Coordinates | 14°04′14.00″N60°55′53.95″W / 14.0705556°N 60.9316528°W | ||||
Establishment | 2002 | ||||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||||
Tenants | Windward Islands St Lucia Kings | ||||
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First Test | 20–24 June 2003: West Indies v Sri Lanka | ||||
Last Test | 24–27 June 2022: West Indies v Bangladesh | ||||
First ODI | 8 June 2002: West Indies v New Zealand | ||||
Last ODI | 2 March 2019: West Indies v England | ||||
First T20I | 1 May 2010: Afghanistan v India | ||||
Last T20I | 16 July 2021: West Indies v Australia | ||||
First WODI | 16 October 2015: West Indies v Pakistan | ||||
Last WODI | 1 July 2023: West Indies v Ireland | ||||
First WT20I | 13 May 2010: Australia v India | ||||
Last WT20I | 8 July 2023: West Indies v Ireland | ||||
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As of 18 July 2023 Source: Cricinfo |
The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground, is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia standard seating capacity of 15,000. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 13,000 spectators.
Originally named after the Beausejour hills [1] and situated in the outskirts of Rodney Bay, the stadium was completed in 2002 and hosts domestic matches for the Windward Islands cricket team. It staged its first international Test match in 2003 against Sri Lanka and became the first venue in the Caribbean to host a day-night game.
The sporting facility was constructed on 22 acres consisting of about 18 hospitality suites and a pavilion that offers each team its own gym and lounge apart from a balcony and conference room. It is located in the driest area of Saint Lucia, making it most suitable for hosting cricket.
On 21 July 2016, it was formally renamed the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground after Daren Sammy who captained the West Indies side in winning the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. He also captained the West Indies to victory in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, making him the second West Indian captain after Clive Lloyd with multiple ICC world championships. One of the stands will also be named in honour of Johnson Charles, who was also part of the side in both 2012 and 2016. [2] [3]
The first international match played at the renamed ground took place on 9 August 2016, when India played the West Indies as part of a four-match Test series. [4]
The cricket ground is located at the north-eastern end of the tourist resort of Rodney Bay, approximately 6 minutes drive from the town of Gros Islet on the scenic Castries-Gros Islet Highway. The stadium is close to the residential enclaves in Beauséjour and Epouge Bay.
The cricket ground is known for its high standard facilities and is regarded by the West Indies Cricket Board as a standard for current and future venues in the Caribbean. [5] Its outfield, a perfect oval, is predictably lush green. It also became the first international ground in the Caribbean to receive floodlighting with the installation of 6 floodlight towers in 2006, enabling the hosting of day/night matches. In May 2006 it hosted the first ever international Day/Night ODI match in the Caribbean when the West Indies took on Zimbabwe. Due to the unfavourable time zone differences between the Caribbean and the large cricket markets in the far east international day/night matches have been few and far between.
The facility has 18 hospitality suites, a permanent seating capacity of 13,000 with bucket-type seating which can be increased to 20,000 for international matches. There are also two artificial pitches and two turfs for practice and warm-ups.
As of July 2021 [update] a total of 18 centuries have been scored in international test cricket on the ground. [6]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 118 | Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 275 | 1 | West Indies | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
2 | 113 | Wavell Hinds | West Indies | 143 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
3 | 209 | Brian Lara (1/2) | West Indies | 360 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
4 | 113 | Habibul Bashar | Bangladesh | 131 | 1 | West Indies | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
5 | 111 | Mohammad Rafique | Bangladesh | 152 | 1 | West Indies | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
6 | 141 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 293 | 2 | Bangladesh | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
7 | 103* | Khaled Mashud | Bangladesh | 281 | 3 | West Indies | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
8 | 180 | Virender Sehwag | India | 190 | 1 | West Indies | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
9 | 146 | Rahul Dravid | India | 234 | 1 | West Indies | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
10 | 148* | Mohammed Kaif | India | 243 | 1 | West Indies | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
11 | 120 | Brian Lara (2/2) | West Indies | 307 | 3 | India | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
12 | 101* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 134 | 3 | Bangladesh | 13 September 2014 | Won |
13 | 118 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 297 | 1 | West Indies | 9 August 2016 | Won |
14 | 104 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | 227 | 1 | West Indies | 9 August 2016 | Won |
15 | 119* | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 186 | 1 | West Indies | 14 June 2018 | Drawn |
16 | 122 | Joe Root | England | 225 | 3 | West Indies | 9 February 2019 | Won |
17 | 102* | Roston Chase | West Indies | 191 | 4 | England | 9 February 2019 | Lost |
18 | 141* | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 170 | 2 | West Indies | 10 June 2021 | Won |
As of July 2021 [update] a total of seven centuries have been scored in one-day international cricket on the ground. [7]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 108* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 138 | 2 | New Zealand | 8 June 2002 | Won |
2 | 130 | Marcus Trescothick | England | 138 | 1 | West Indies | 1 May 2004 | Lost |
3 | 124 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 137 | 2 | Pakistan | 22 May 2005 | Lost |
4 | 101 | Lou Vincent | New Zealand | 117 | 1 | Canada | 22 March 2007 | Won |
5 | 102 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | 148 | 2 | West Indies | 25 April 2011 | Won |
6 | 102 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 70 | 1 | Australia | 23 March 2012 | Won |
7 | 106* | Marlon Samuels | West Indies | 104 | 1 | Pakistan | 21 July 2013 | Lost |
Twelve five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue. [8]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
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1 | Corey Collymore | 20 June 2003 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1 | 29 | 66 | 5 | 2.27 | Drawn |
2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 June 2003 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 2 | 50 | 138 | 5 | 2.76 | Drawn |
3 | Kemar Roach | 14 September 2014 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 2 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 2.10 | Won |
4 | Sulieman Benn | 14 September 2014 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 4 | 32 | 72 | 5 | 2.25 | Won |
5 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9 August 2016 | India | West Indies | 2 | 23.4 | 33 | 5 | 1.39 | Won |
6 | Miguel Cummins | 9 August 2016 | West Indies | India | 3 | 11 | 48 | 6 | 4.36 | Lost |
7 | Shannon Gabriel | 14 June 2018 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1 | 16 | 59 | 5 | 3.68 | Drawn |
8 | Shannon Gabriel | 14 June 2018 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 3 | 20.4 | 62 | 8 | 3.00 | Drawn |
9 | Mark Wood | 9 February 2019 | England | West Indies | 2 | 8.2 | 41 | 5 | 4.92 | Won |
10 | Lungi Ngidi | 10 June 2021 | South Africa | West Indies | 1 | 13.5 | 19 | 5 | 1.37 | Won |
11 | Kagiso Rabada | 10 June 2021 | South Africa | West Indies | 3 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 1.7 | Won |
12 | Keshav Maharaj | 21 June 2021 | South Africa | West Indies | 4 | 17.3 | 36 | 5 | 2.1 | Won |
Three five wicket hauls in One-Day Internationals have been taken at the venue. [9]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
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1 | Andrew Flintoff | 2 April 2009 | England | West Indies | 2 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | Won |
2 | Rashid Khan | 9 June 2017 | Afghanistan | West Indies | 2 | 8.4 | 18 | 7 | 2.07 | Won |
3 | Oshane Thomas | 2 March 2019 | West Indies | England | 2 | 5.1 | 21 | 5 | 4.06 | Won |
It was one of the venues of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the most important tournament in international cricket, hosting 7 matches, including all 6 Group C matches. New Zealand went the round unbeaten, twice scoring a total beyond 300 runs. The second semi-final between the defending champions Australia and South Africa was played here with an official attendance of 13,875. [10]
In 2010, the stadium hosted 10 matches of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 along with two other stadiums in Caribbean. Four of the matches were Group stage games, four Super 8 matches and both semi-finals of the tournament (one of the semi-finals due to bad weather preventing matches from being held at the Providence Stadium in Guyana).
The stadium saw the third international Twenty20 century scored by Indian batsman Suresh Raina in the Group match between India and South Africa.
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