The North and East Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1976 to 1985, competing in an annual match for the Beaumont Cup.
First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each although, in practice, a team might play only one innings or none at all.
The Beaumont Cup was a Trinidadian first-class cricket competition which regional sides competed for, the matches taking place over three days.
The Beaumont Cup was contested by South Trinidad and North Trinidad from 1925–26 to 1969–70. In 1970–71, Central Trinidad and East Trinidad were added to make up a four-team first-class competition, which was renamed the Texaco Cup in 1971–72. In 1975–76 the Beaumont Cup was revived, to be contested between North and East Trinidad and South and Central Trinidad. The two competitions ran until 1979–80, and the Beaumont Cup continued until 1984–85.
The South Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1959 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup.
The North Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1959 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup.
The East Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1971 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup.
Seven first-class matches were played. North and East Trinidad won in 1976–77, 1983–84 and 1984–85; South and Central Trinidad won in 1978–79 and 1979–80; the matches in 1975–76 and 1982–83 were drawn. The match in 1977–78 was abandoned without any play. Six matches were played at Guaracara Park in Pointe-à-Pierre and the other at Gilbert Park in California – all home matches for South and Central Trinidad.
Guaracara Park is a cricket and football ground owned and operated by Trinidad and Tobago's state enterprise that primarily deals with the refining of crude petroleum, Petrotrin. It is located within the confines of their oil refinery at Pointe-à-Pierre. The ground is situated on the northern bank of the Guaracara River. The oil refinery with its gas flare is clearly visible from the ground.
Pointe-à-Pierre is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It lies north of San Fernando and south of Claxton Bay. It is most famous as the site of the country's largest oil refinery which is run by Petrotrin, the state-owned oil company.
California is a small town in Trinidad and Tobago located in Couva. It is bordered on the West by the Point Lisas Industrial Estate and to the East by the University of Trinidad and Tobago. Dow Village, Phoenix Park and Esperanza Village are in the town of California.
North and East Trinidad's top score was 119 by Sheldon Gomes in the innings victory in 1976–77. [1] Their best innings bowling figures were 8 for 27 by Prince Bartholomew in 1975–76, [2] and their best match bowling figures were 9 for 98 (5 for 52 and 4 for 66) by Ganesh Mahabir in 1982-83. [3]
Prince Charles Smith Bartholomew was a Trinidad cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1969 to 1978.
After their annual match lost first-class status the two teams continued to compete annually until 2000-01. [4]
