National_Cricket_Centre,_Couva

National Cricket Centre, Couva

National Cricket Centre, Couva

Cricket and football ground in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago

The National Cricket Centre is a cricket ground in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, located near the Ato Boldon Stadium and the National Cycling Centre.

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History

Construction of the National Cricket Centre began in 1995, with the purchase of 17.5 acres (7.1 ha) of land in Couva by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board from Caroni (1975) Ltd., a former sugar producing company. Construction began in 1997 and took five years, with the centre opening in June 2002. Facilities at the centre included the development centre, administrative hub and indoor cricket nets.[1] Trinidad and Tobago first played at the ground in a first-class match against West Indies B in the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup, with ground being intermittently used for first-class fixtures by Trinidad until 2010.[2] In March 2003, the centre played host to a Women's One Day International between West Indies women and Sri Lanka women.[3] The centre was one of three venues selected in Trinidad as practice venues for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[4] In November 2007, plans were unveiled to install floodlights and to erect a multipurpose pavilion with a seating capacity of 3,000.[5] Major cricket returned to the centre in 2015, following a five-year hiatus. In January 2015, the centre hosted its first List A one-day match between the Leeward Islands and the West Indies under-19 team in the Regional Super50,[n 1] with the centre hosting a further neutral match in that seasons competition. A further two neutral one-day matches were played there in the Regional Super50.[6] First-class cricket too returned to the centre, with Trinidad and Tobago playing a further five first-class matches there in 2015 and 2016.[2] An access road at the centre was named in honour of Sonny Ramadhin, following his death in February 2022.[7]

Records

First-class

  • Highest team total: 406 all out (twice)
  • Lowest team total: 125 all out by Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 2014–15[10]
  • Highest individual innings: 223 by Aneil Kanhai for West Indies B v Trinidad and Tobago, 2002–03[11]
  • Best bowling in an innings: 6-59 by Kenroy Peters for Windward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, 2014–15[12]
  • Best bowling in a match: 9-109 by Amit Jaggernauth for Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands, 2006–07[13]

List A

See also

Notes

  1. [n 1]
    Two List A matches were due to be played at the centre on 15th and 17th January, but were abandoned without a ball bowled.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sir Frank Worrell Development Centre opened in Trinidad". www.landofsixpeoples.com. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played on National Cricket Centre, Couva (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Women's ODI Matches played on National Cricket Centre, Couva (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    Pouchet, Mark (1 July 2006). "Trinidad venues get ICC approval for World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Trinidad install lights at National Cricket Centre". ESPNcricinfo. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    "List A Matches played on National Cricket Centre, Couva (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Legend Sonny Ramadhin passes". Saturday Express. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Trinidad and Tobago v West Indies B, Carib Beer Cup 2002/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. [11]
    "National Cricket Centre, Couva - Centuries in first-class cricket". Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands, Carib Beer Cup 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. [14]
    "National Cricket Centre, Couva - Highest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Jamaica v West Indies Under-19s, Nagico Super50 2014/15 (Zone B)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  16. [16]
    "National Cricket Centre, Couva - Centuries in List A matches". Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Barbados v Jamaica, Nagico Super50 2015/16 (Zone A)". Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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