Old Harbour Road Cricket Ground

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Old Harbour Road Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Port Esquivel, Jamaica
Coordinates 17°55′32″N77°08′16″W / 17.9255°N 77.1379°W / 17.9255; -77.1379
Establishmentc.1989
Team information
Jamaica (2003/04)
As of 27 April 2022
Source: Ground profile

Old Harbour Road Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Port Esquivel, Jamaica.

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History

With the introduction of the bauxite mining industry to Jamaica in the late 1950s and mid 1960s, a number of sports and social club's were constructed for their employees. The Port Esquivel Sports Club was one such sports and social club, formed for the workers of the nearby Windalco mining operations. [1] The ground played host to two List A one-day matches in the Red Stripe Bowl. The first match was between the University of the West Indies and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2002–03 edition, with the second match being between Jamaica and Canada in the 2003–04 edition. [2]

Records

List A

See also

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References

  1. Neita, Lance (31 January 2016). "In days of yore when cricket was fun". Jamaica Observer . Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. "List A Matches played on Old Harbour Road, Port Esquivel (2)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. "Old Harbour Road, Port Esquivel - Highest Team Totals in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. "Jamaica v Canada, Red Stripe Bowl 2003/04 (Zone A)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "University of West Indies v St Vincent and the Grenadines, Red Stripe Bowl 2002/03 (Zone A)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

Coordinates: 17°55′32″N77°08′16″W / 17.9255°N 77.1379°W / 17.9255; -77.1379