Arnos Vale Stadium

The Arnos Vale Stadium is a cricket ground in Arnos Vale, near Kingstown, St. Vincent. The multi-use ground – part of Arnos Vale Sports Complex – is situated next to and to the west of the Arnos Vale Playing Field.[lower-alpha 1]

Arnos Vale Stadium
Ground information
LocationArnos Vale, St. Vincent
Capacity18,000
OwnerWindward Islands Cricket Board
End names
Airport End
Bequia End
International information
First Test20–24 June 1997:
 West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last Test5–9 September 2014:
 West Indies v  Bangladesh
First ODI4 February 1981:
 West Indies v  England
Last ODI20 March 2012:
 West Indies v  Australia
First T20I27 July 2013:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
Last T20I28 July 2013:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
First WODI13 March 2003:
 West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last WODI3 September 2011:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
First WT20I27 July 2013:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
Last WT20I28 July 2013:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
Team information
Windward Islands (1972–present)
As of 1 September 2020
Source: Arnos Vale Ground at ESPNcricinfo

The stadium holds the capacity to accommodate 18,000 people and is mostly used for football and cricket matches.

History

The stadium hosted its first ever international game on 4 February 1981. The match was an ODI between West Indies and England and was a close encounter which the hosts won by two runs.

The ground's 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]

Ahead of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, hosted by the West Indies, Arnos Vale Sports Complex was renovated over a period of 18 months. The ground's playing area was enlarged, and on the eastern side of the ground a new stand, media centre, operations centre, and pavilion were constructed.[3]

International centuries

There have been four Test and two ODI centuries scored at the venue.[4][5]

Test centuries
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1115Brian Lara West Indies 207 Sri Lanka20 June 1997Drawn
2128Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh 243 West Indies9 July 2009Won
3212Kraigg Brathwaite West Indies 447 Bangladesh5 September 2014Won
4116Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh 243 West Indies5 September 2014Lost

ODI centuries
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1104Brian Lara West Indies 103 New Zealand6 April 1996Won
2103*Phil Simmons West Indies 124 New Zealand6 April 1996Won

List of five-wicket hauls

There have been 12 five-wicket hauls in international cricket on the ground.

Test matches
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Arnos Vale
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Ravindra Pushpakumara[lower-alpha 2]20 June 1997 Sri Lanka West Indies112.4415Drawn[6]
2Carl Hooper[lower-alpha 2]20 June 1997 West Indies Sri Lanka213.4265Drawn[6]
3Muttiah Muralitharan[lower-alpha 2]20 June 1997 Sri Lanka West Indies3411135Drawn[6]
4Darren Sammy[lower-alpha 3]9 July 2009 West Indies Bangladesh330.1705Bangladesh won[7]
5Mahmudullah[lower-alpha 3]9 July 2009 Bangladesh West Indies415515Bangladesh won[7]
6Taijul Islam[lower-alpha 4]5 September 2014 Bangladesh West Indies1471355West Indies won[8]
7Sulieman Benn[lower-alpha 4]5 September 2014 West Indies Bangladesh224.4395West Indies won

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's ODI matches at Arnos Vale
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Colin Croft4 February 1981 West Indies England29156West Indies won[9]
2Franklyn Rose12 April 2000 West Indies Pakistan210235West Indies won[10]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's ODI matches at Arnos Vale
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Sandamali Dolawatte22 March 2003 Sri Lanka West Indies18165Sri Lanka won[11]
2Anisa Mohammed28 August 2011 West Indies Pakistan11055West Indies won[12]
3Anisa Mohammed30 August 2011 West Indies Pakistan21075West Indies won[13]

See also

Notes
  1. The sports complex itself is located just south of the site of the former E. T. Joshua Airport.
  2. Pushpakumara, Hooper and Muralitharan took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  3. Sammy and Mahmudullah took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  4. Taijul Islam and Benn took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.

References
  1. "West Indies v Bangladesh 2009". ESPNcricinfo. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Jul 9-13 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. Gill, Haydn (15 February 2007). "Arnos Vale cutting it close". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Jun 20-24 1997, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  7. 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Jul 9-13 2009, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  8. 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Sep 5-9 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  9. 1st ODI, England tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Feb 4 1981, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  10. 4th Match, Cable & Wireless One Day International Series at Kingstown, Apr 12 2000, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  11. 5th ODI, Sri Lanka Women tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Mar 22 2003, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  12. 1st ODI, Pakistan Women tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Aug 28 2011, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  13. 2nd ODI, Pakistan Women tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Aug 28 2011, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.

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