The Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, previously as Beausejour Cricket Ground, is one of home grounds for West Indies situated in the Gros Islet suburb of St. Lucia. [1] The ground has hosted international cricket since 2002 when the first ODI match was played there between West Indies and New Zealand. Up to 30 December 2016, the ground has staged 5 Test matches, [2] 26 One Day Internationals (ODIs), [3] and 12 Twenty20 Internationals. [4]
Sri Lankan opener Marvan Atapattu became the first player to score a Test century at the ground when he made 118 against West Indies in 2003. The only double century of the ground was also scored in the same match, by West Indian Brian Lara, when he scored 209 runs. [5] 17 Test centuries have been scored in this ground up to 14 February 2019.
The ground has witnessed 7 ODI centuries until 2016. The first of these was made by the West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul in 2002 against New Zealand. [6] Englishmen Marcus Trescothick's innings, 130 from 138 deliveries, remains the highest ODI score by a player at the ground.
The only Twenty20 International century at the ground has been scored by Indian middle order batsman Suresh Raina, when he scored 101 runs against South Africa during 2010 ICC World Twenty20 back in May 2010. [7]
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. [8]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 118 | Marvan Atapattu | 275 | 1 | 20 June 2003 | Drawn | ||
2 | 113 | Wavell Hinds | 143 | 2 | 20 June 2003 | Drawn | ||
3 | 209 | Brian Lara (1/2) | 360 | 2 | 20 June 2003 | Drawn | ||
4 | 113 | Habibul Bashar | 131 | 1 | 28 June 2004 | Drawn | ||
5 | 111 | Mohammad Rafique | 152 | 1 | 28 June 2004 | Drawn | ||
6 | 141 | Chris Gayle | 293 | 2 | 28 June 2004 | Drawn | ||
7 | 103* | Khaled Mashud | 281 | 3 | 28 June 2004 | Drawn | ||
8 | 180 | Virender Sehwag | 190 | 1 | 10 June 2006 | Drawn | ||
9 | 146 | Rahul Dravid | 234 | 1 | 10 June 2006 | Drawn | ||
10 | 148* | Mohammad Kaif | 243 | 1 | 10 June 2006 | Drawn | ||
11 | 120 | Brian Lara (2/2) | 307 | 3 | 10 June 2006 | Drawn | ||
12 | 101* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 134 | 3 | 13 September 2014 | Won | ||
13 | 118 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 297 | 1 | 9 August 2016 | Won | ||
14 | 104 | Wriddhiman Saha | 227 | 1 | 9 August 2016 | Won | ||
15 | 119* | Dinesh Chandimal | 186 | 1 | 14 June 2018 | Drawn | ||
16 | 122 | Joe Root | 225 | 3 | 9 February 2019 | Won | ||
17 | 102* | Roston Chase | 191 | 4 | 9 February 2019 | Lost |
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. [9]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 108* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 138 | 1 | 8 June 2002 | Won | ||
2 | 130 | Marcus Trescothick | 138 | 1 | 1 May 2004 | Lost | ||
3 | 124 | Chris Gayle | 137 | 2 | 22 May 2005 | Lost | ||
4 | 101 | Lou Vincent | 117 | 1 | 22 March 2007 | Won | ||
5 | 102 | Ahmed Shahzad | 148 | 2 | 25 April 2011 | Won | ||
6 | 102 | Kieron Pollard | 70 | 1 | 23 March 2012 | Won | ||
7 | 106* | Marlon Samuels | 104 | 1 | 21 July 2013 | Lost |
The following table summarises the Twenty20 International centuries scored at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. [10]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 101 | Suresh Raina | 60 | 1 | 2 May 2010 | Won |
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.
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