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Bourda is a sports ground in Georgetown, Guyana, it has a capacity of 25,000. The ground have been hosted 30 Test cricket since 1930 when West Indies played England for the first time. [1] 11 One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been hosted, where the first of which was in 1988 when West Indies played Pakistan. [2]
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England opener Clifford Roach became the first man to score a Test century at Bourda when he made 209 against England in 1930. The score of 259 by Kiwi Glenn Turner against Windies in 1972 still stands as the highest score seen at the ground. Overall, there are 61 Test centuries have been scored at the ground, including 4 double hundreds. Garfield Sobers and Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies become the successful batsmen at the venue, with 4 centuries each. [3]
Four ODI centuries have been scored at Bourda, and the first by Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad who scored 100 not out from 99 deliveries against West Indies in 1988. The highest score achieved at the ground is unbeaten 152 made by West Indies maestro Desmond Haynes against India in 1989. [4]
