Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

The stadium in 2015
Ground information
Location	North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda
Establishment	2006
Capacity	10,000
End names
Andy Roberts End Curtly Ambrose End
International information
First Test	30 May–3 June 2008:   West Indies v   Australia
Last Test	22–25 November 2024:   West Indies v   Bangladesh
First ODI	27–28 March 2007:   West Indies v   Australia
Last ODI	6 December 2023:   West Indies v   England
First T20I	19 May 2010:   West Indies v   South Africa
Last T20I	23 June 2024:   West Indies v   South Africa
First WODI	8 September 2019:   West Indies v   Australia
Last WODI	9 December 2022:   West Indies v   England
First WT20I	18 February 2012:   West Indies v   India
Last WT20I	11 December 2022:   West Indies v   England
As of 22 November 2024 Source: Cricinfo

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. The stadium usually caters for 10,000 people, but temporary seating doubled its capacity for the 2007 World Cup. The stadium is named after former West Indies cricket captain Viv Richards.

Location

The stadium is about 10–20 minutes' drive from the capital city, St. John's, and the country's international airport. The venue cost approximately US$60 million to build, with the majority of the funds coming from a Chinese Government grant. ^[1] The first Test match staged on the ground began on 30 May 2008 when the West Indies hosted Australia, with the match ending in a draw.

Facilities

The stadium in 2012

The stadium constitutes two main stands: the Northern Stand and the five-story South Stand. In 2008, the roof of the South Stand was damaged by high winds. ^[2] Other facilities include a practice pitch for the various cricket teams, training infrastructure and a media centre. Sir Viv Richards Stadium is one of the few state-of-the-art venues that encompass underground passageways for the cricket teams to move about in. ^{[3] [4]}

Prior to the start of the first Test against England on 13 April 2015, the north and south ends were renamed for two former West Indies cricketers, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts.

Outfield controversy

The ground's second Test match against England on 13 February 2009 was abandoned after only ten balls due to the outfield's dangerous condition.

The groundstaff had applied extra layers of sand after recent heavy rain, and again after a brief shower the morning of the match; this resulted in West Indian bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards being unable to gain any traction when running in. ^[5]

The sandy nature of the outfield had earned the ground the nickname of 'Antigua's 366th beach' in the buildup to the game. ^[6]

Following the abandonment, inquiries were held by the WICB and the ICC: these caused great embarrassment for West Indies cricket.

The ICC subsequently ordered that the ground be suspended from staging any international matches for twelve months, and an official warning was issued to the WICB.

List of five wicket hauls

Tests

Eight five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue. ^[7]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Brett Lee	30 May 2008	Australia	West Indies	2	21	59	5	2.8	Drawn
2	Sunil Narine	25 July 2012	West Indies	New Zealand	1	43	132	5	3.06	Won
3	Kemar Roach	25 July 2012	West Indies	New Zealand	3	23.2	60	5	2.57	Won
4	Ravichandran Ashwin	21 July 2016	India	West Indies	3	25	83	7	3.32	Won
5	Kemar Roach	4 July 2018	West Indies	Bangladesh	1	5	8	5	1.6	Won
6	Shannon Gabriel	4 July 2018	West Indies	Bangladesh	3	12	77	5	6.41	Won
7	Ishant Sharma	22 August 2019	India	West Indies	2	17	43	5	2.52	Won
8	Jasprit Bumrah	22 August 2019	India	West Indies	4	8	7	5	0.87	Won

One Day Internationals

One five wicket haul in One-Day Internationals has been taken at the venue. ^[8]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Jason Holder	2 July 2017	West Indies	India	2	9.4	27	5	2.79	Won

Twenty20 Internationals

One five wicket haul in Twenty20 Internationals has been taken at the venue. ^[9]

No.	Bowler		Date		Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Ryan McLaren		19 May 2010		South Africa	West Indies	2	3.5	19	5	4.95	Won

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

Main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

9 June 2024 13:00  UTC−4 Scorecard

Oman   150/7 (20 overs)	v	Scotland 153/3 (13.1 overs)
Pratik Athavale 54 (40) Safyaan Sharif 2/40 (4 overs)		Brandon McMullen 61* (31) Bilal Khan 1/12 (2.1 overs)

Scotland won by 7 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Allahudien Palekar (SA) Player of the match: Brandon McMullen (Sco)

• Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
• Oman were eliminated as a result of this match.

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11 June 2024 20:30  UTC−4 (N) Scorecard

Namibia   72 (17 overs)	v	Australia 74/1 (5.4 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 36 (43) Adam Zampa 4/12 (4 overs)		Travis Head 34* (17) David Wiese 1/15 (1 over)

Australia won by 9 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Adam Zampa (Aus) became the first Australian cricketer to take 100 wickets in T20Is. ^[10]
• Australia qualified for the Super 8 while Namibia were eliminated as a result of this match. ^{[11] [12]}

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13 June 2024 15:00  UTC−4 Scorecard

Oman   47 (13.2 overs)	v	England 50/2 (3.1 overs)
Shoaib Khan 11 (23) Adil Rashid 4/11 (4 overs)		Jos Buttler 24* (8) Kaleemullah 1/10 (1 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Eng)

• England won the toss and elected to field.

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15 June 2024 13:00  UTC−4 Scorecard

England   122/5 (10 overs)	v	Namibia 84/3 (10 overs)
Harry Brook 47* (20) Ruben Trumpelmann 2/31 (2 overs)		Michael van Lingen 33 (29) Jofra Archer 1/15 (2 overs)

England won by 41 runs (DLS method) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Harry Brook (Eng)

• Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain, and later to 10 overs per side.
• Namibia were set a revised target of 126 from 10 overs due to rain.

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Super 8s

19 June 2024 10:30  UTC−4 Scorecard

South Africa   194/4 (20 overs)	v	United States 176/6 (20 overs)
Quinton de Kock 74 (40) Saurabh Netravalkar 2/21 (4 overs)		Andries Gous 80* (47) Kagiso Rabada 3/18 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 18 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)

• United States won the toss and elected to field.
• This was the first time South Africa and United States faced each other in T20Is.

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20 June 2024 20:30  UTC−4 (N) Scorecard

Bangladesh   140/8 (20 overs)	v	Australia 100/2 (11.2 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 41 (36) Pat Cummins 3/29 (4 overs)		David Warner 53* (35) Rishad Hossain 2/23 (3 overs)

Australia won by 28 runs (DLS method) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Pat Cummins (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain prevented any further play.
• Australia were above the DLS par score of 72 in 11.2 overs.
• Pat Cummins (Aus) took his first hat-trick in T20Is. ^[13]

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22 June 2024 10:30  UTC−4 Scorecard

India   196/5 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 146/8 (20 overs)
Hardik Pandya 50* (27) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/32 (4 overs)		Najmul Hossain Shanto 40 (32) Kuldeep Yadav 3/19 (4 overs)

India won by 50 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Ind)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in T20 World Cup history. ^[14]

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23 June 2024 20:30  UTC−4 (N) Scorecard

West Indies   135/8 (20 overs)	v	South Africa 124/7 (16.1 overs)
Roston Chase 52 (42) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/27 (4 overs)		Tristan Stubbs 29 (27) Roston Chase 3/12 (3 overs)

South Africa won by 3 wickets (DLS method) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• South Africa were set a revised target of 123 runs off 17 overs due to rain.
• South Africa qualified for the semi-finals while West Indies were eliminated as a result of this match.

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds
• Stanford Cricket Ground

References

1. "Pitch Report – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
2. "Stolen goods, missing ladies and a flying roof" . Retrieved 14 February 2009.
3. "Sir Vivian Richards Stadium" . Retrieved 14 February 2009.
4. Indian Times. "Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
5. "Antigua Test in turmoil". skysports.com. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
6. "Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua" . Retrieved 14 February 2009.
7. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
8. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
9. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
10. "Adam Zampa Creates History, Becomes First Aussie To Take 100 Wickets in T20Is". Times Now. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
11. "Australia and South Africa become first teams to qualify for Super 8 stage of T20 World Cup - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
12. Agencies (12 June 2024). "T20 World Cup: Australia annihilate Namibia to secure Super 8 spot". thefederal.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
13. "Pat Cummins Makes History With T20 World Cup Hat-trick, Enters Record Books. Watch | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
14. "Shakib Al Hasan becomes first bowler to pick 50 wickets in T20 World Cup history". SportStar. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

External links

• Stadium overview on Cricinfo

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