Welfare Centre Ground

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Welfare Centre Ground
Ground information
Location Rose Hall, Guyana
Coordinates 6°14′40″N57°29′14″W / 6.2445°N 57.4872°W / 6.2445; -57.4872
Establishmentc.1954
Team information
Berbice (19611976)
British Guinea/Guyana (19611986)
As of 5 March 2019
Source: Ground profile

The Welfare Centre Ground is a cricket ground in Rose Hall, Guyana.

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History

The inaugural first-class cricket match to be played at the ground took place in March 1961, when Berbice played against a touring EW Swanton's XI. [1] British Guiana played Trinidad there in a first-class match in October of the same year. [1] Berbice played first-class matches there until the final of the 1976/77 Jones Cup against Demerara. [1] Between the 1973/74 Shell Shield and the 1985/86 Shell Shield, Guyana played five first-class matches at the ground. [1]

Records

First-class

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "First-Class Matches played on Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. "Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Berbice v Demerara, Jones Cup 1972/73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. "Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. "Guyana v Windward Islands, Shell Shield 1985/86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

Coordinates: 6°14′40″N57°29′14″W / 6.2445°N 57.4872°W / 6.2445; -57.4872