Arnos Vale Stadium
Ground information | |||
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Location | Kingstown, St Vincent | ||
Capacity | 18,000 | ||
Owner | Windward Islands Cricket Board | ||
End names | |||
Airport End Bequia End | |||
International information | |||
First Test |
20–24 June 1997: West Indies v Sri Lanka | ||
Last Test |
5–9 September 2014: West Indies v Bangladesh | ||
First ODI |
4 February 1981: West Indies v England | ||
Last ODI |
20 March 2012: West Indies v Australia | ||
First T20I |
27 July 2013: West Indies v Pakistan | ||
Last T20I |
28 July 2013: West Indies v Pakistan | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 1 April 2015 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
The Arnos Vale Ground is a cricket stadium situated in Kingstown, St Vincent. It is a multi-use ground and is also better known as the Playing Fields. The stadium hosted its first ever international game on February 4, 1981. The match was an ODI between West Indies and England and was a close encounter which the hosts won by two runs. It is the home ground of the Windward Islands. Its maiden Test match came in 1997, when the West Indies played Sri Lanka to a draw, with Sri Lanka finishing on 233–8 chasing a target of 269 runs. The second Test held at the ground, in 2009, saw Bangladesh record their maiden Test victory over the West Indies by 95 runs. At the time the West Indies were without many of their leading players due to a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board, so seven Test debutantes featured in the West Indian team.[1] [2]
The names of the two ends of The Playing Fields are Air Port End and Bequia End. The stadium holds the capacity to accommodate 18,000 people and is mostly used for football and cricket matches.
See also
References
External links
- Arnos Vale Ground page on Cricinfo
Coordinates: 13°8′30.7″N 61°12′42.5″W / 13.141861°N 61.211806°W