Smith Road Oval

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Smith Road Oval
Ground information
Location George Town, Grand Cayman
Coordinates 19°17′19″N81°22′20″W / 19.28861°N 81.37222°W / 19.28861; -81.37222
Establishment2004
International information
First T20I16 April 2022:
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands v Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Last T20I17 April 2022:
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands v Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
As of 17 April 2022
Source: Cricinfo

Smith Road Oval is a cricket ground in George Town, Grand Cayman. It is located on the corner of Smith Road and Huldah Avenue, on the western side of Owen Roberts International Airport.

Smith Road Oval has been used for cricket since 2004. [1] In April 2022, the ground was of one two venues for the first Twenty20 International (T20I) matches to be held in the Cayman Islands, when the Cayman Islands team hosted a bilateral series against Bahamas. [2] These were the first official T20I matches to be played in the Cayman Islands since the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full T20I status to all competitive matches between its members from 1 January 2019. [3]

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References

  1. "Miscellaneous Matches played on Smith Road Oval". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "Bahamas national cricket team set for T-20 Cayman matches". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2021.