Bay Pasture Explained

Ground Name:Bay Pasture
Nickname:Wanderers Ground
Country:Barbados
Location:Bridgetown, Barbados
Establishment:1877
Coord:13.089°N -59.6024°W
Club1:Barbados
Year1:1883/84 - 1891/92
Date:23 April
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59425.html Ground profile

Bay Pasture was a cricket ground in Bridgetown, Barbados.

History

The ground was established when the Wanderers Cricket Club was formed in 1877, with the club playing on a small ground on the Bay Pasture Estate; it possessed a small pavilion and was tightly enclosed by houses.[1] The ground was an important venue in the early days of Barbadian cricket, hosting a first-class match between Barbados and Demerara in 1883. Four first-class matches in the 1891–92 Inter-Colonial Tournament were later played there, featuring Barbados, Demerara and Trinidad.[2] Restricted by its small confines, the Bay Pasture was soon overtaken in importance by the more spacious Kensington Oval, which became the headquarters of Barbados cricket and hosted all important matches on the island. The ground remained as the home of the Wanderers Cricket Club until 1952, when the club moved to a new ground in Dayrells Road.[1] In its final years, a young Garfield Sobers assisted with working the scoreboard at the ground.[3] A primary school today occupies the site.

Records

First-class

See also

External links

13.089°N -59.6024°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sandiford, Keith A. P.. Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados. Press University of the West Indies. 8–9. 1998. English. 9789766400460.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Wanderers Ground, Bay Pasture (5). CricketArchive. 2022-04-23. subscription.
  3. Web site: The three Ws. Garfield. Sobers. ESPNcricinfo. 2021. 2022-04-23.
  4. Web site: Barbados v Demerara, 1891/92. CricketArchive. 2022-04-23. subscription.
  5. Web site: Wanderers Ground, Bay Pasture - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket. CricketArchive. 2022-04-23. subscription.
  6. Web site: Wanderers Ground, Bay Pasture - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket. CricketArchive. 2022-04-23. subscription.
  7. Web site: Wanderers Ground, Bay Pasture - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket . CricketArchive. 2022-04-23. subscription.