Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

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Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
SVRStadium.jpg
The stadium in 2015
Ground information
Location North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda
Establishment2006
Capacity10,000
End names
Andy Roberts End
Curtly Ambrose End
International information
First Test30 May–3 June 2008:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last Test16–19 June 2022:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
First ODI27–28 March 2007:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last ODI6 December 2023:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of England.svg  England
First T20I19 May 2010:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Last T20I23 June 2024:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
First WODI8 September 2019:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last WODI9 December 2022:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of England.svg  England
First WT20I18 February 2012:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of India.svg  India
Last WT20I11 December 2022:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of England.svg  England
As of 6 December 2023
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.

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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 Vivian-richards-stadium.jpg
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.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Brett Lee 30 May 2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2215952.8Drawn
2 Sunil Narine 25 July 2012WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14313253.06Won
3 Kemar Roach 25 July 2012WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 323.26052.57Won
4 Ravichandran Ashwin 21 July 2016Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3258373.32Won
5 Kemar Roach 4 July 2018WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 15851.6Won
6 Shannon Gabriel 4 July 2018WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3127756.41Won
7 Ishant Sharma 22 August 2019Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2174352.52Won
8 Jasprit Bumrah 22 August 2019Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 48750.87Won

One Day Internationals

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

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Jason Holder 2 July 2017WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of India.svg  India 29.42752.79Won

Twenty20 Internationals

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

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Ryan McLaren 19 May 2010Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 23.51954.95Won

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

9 June 2024
13:00  UTC−4
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
150/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  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.
11 June 2024
20:30  UTC−4 (N)
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
72 (17 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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]
13 June 2024
15:00  UTC−4
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
47 (13.2 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  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.
15 June 2024
13:00  UTC−4
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
122/5 (10 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  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.

Super 8s

19 June 2024
10:30  UTC−4
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
194/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United States.svg  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.
20 June 2024
20:30  UTC−4 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
140/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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]
22 June 2024
10:30  UTC−4
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
196/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  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]
23 June 2024
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

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