| Sir Frank Worrell Development Centre | |||
| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Coordinates | 10°25′20″N61°24′59″W / 10.4221°N 61.4163°W | ||
| Establishment | 2002 | ||
| International information | |||
| Only WODI | 16 March 2003: West Indies v  Sri Lanka | ||
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| As of 5 March 2022 Source: Ground profile | |||
The National Cricket Centre is a cricket ground in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, located near the Ato Boldon Stadium and the National Cycling Centre.
Construction of the National Cricket Centre began in 1995, with the purchase of 17.5 acres (7.1 ha) of land in Couva by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board from Caroni (1975) Ltd., a former sugar producing company. Construction began in 1997 and took five years, with the centre opening in June 2002. Facilities at the centre included the development centre, administrative hub and indoor cricket nets. [1] Trinidad and Tobago first played at the ground in a first-class match against West Indies B in the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup, with ground being intermittently used for first-class fixtures by Trinidad until 2010. [2] In March 2003, the centre played host to a Women's One Day International between West Indies women and Sri Lanka women. [3] The centre was one of three venues selected in Trinidad as practice venues for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. [4] In November 2007, plans were unveiled to install floodlights and to erect a multipurpose pavilion with a seating capacity of 3,000. [5] Major cricket returned to the centre in 2015, following a five-year hiatus. In January 2015, the centre hosted its first List A one-day match between the Leeward Islands and the West Indies under-19 team in the Regional Super50, [n 1] with the centre hosting a further neutral match in that seasons competition. A further two neutral one-day matches were played there in the Regional Super50. [6] First-class cricket too returned to the centre, with Trinidad and Tobago playing a further five first-class matches there in 2015 and 2016. [2] An access road at the centre was named in honour of Sonny Ramadhin, following his death in February 2022. [7]
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