Carib Lumber Ball Park Explained

Ground Name:	Carib Lumber Ball Park
Country:	West Indies
Location:	Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Year1:	2004 - 2007
Club1:	Leeward Islands
Year2:	2003 - present
Club2:	Sint Maarten
Date:	15 May
Year:	2015
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59530.html Cricinfo
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Carib Lumber Ball Park (also known as Charles Vlaun Cricket Field) is a cricket ground located in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. It is the principal cricket ground in Sint Maarten and has hosted both first-class and List A cricket in West Indian domestic cricket.

History

The ground was completed prior to the year 2003, with the first match held at the ground seeing Sint Maarten play a minor match against Anguilla.^[1] The ground held its inaugural first-class fixture in February 2004 when the Leeward Islands played the Windward Islands in the 2003–04 Carib Beer Cup.^[2] Five further first-class matches have been played at the ground, the last coming in the 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition between the Leeward Islands and Barbados.^[2] Nine first-class centuries have been scored here, with Ryan Hinds' 240 the highest score.^[3] One List A match was played at the ground in the 2006–07 KFC Cup between the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands,^[4] in a match which saw the Windward's Dennis George take a five wicket haul.^[5] This remains the only List A match to be played at the ground.

In April 2014, the scoreboard at the ground was seriously damaged by fire, leading to its demolition. It was speculated that the fire was a deliberate act of arson.^[6]

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 547/8 by Guyana v Leeward Islands, 2005/06^[7]
• Lowest team total: 202 all out by Leeward Islands v Windward Islands, 2006/07^[8]
• Highest individual innings: 240 by Ryan Hinds for Barbados v Leeward Islands, 2008/09^[9]
• Best bowling in an innings: 5/31 by Pedro Collins, as above^[9]

List A

• Highest team total: 206/4 (42.4 overs) by Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, 2006/07^[5]
• Lowest team total: 203 all out (48.3 overs) by Leeward Islands v Windward Islands, as above^[5]
• Highest individual innings: 85 by Andre Fletcher for Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, as above^[5]
• Best bowling in an innings: 5/39 by Dennis George, as above^[5]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in the West Indies

External links

• Carib Lumber Park at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: subscription . Other matches played on Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg. CricketArchive. 16 May 2015.
2. Web site: subscription . First-Class Matches played on Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg. CricketArchive. 16 May 2015.
3. Web site: subscription . Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg - Centuries in first-class cricket . CricketArchive. 16 May 2015.
4. Web site: subscription . List A Matches played on Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg . CricketArchive. 16 May 2015.
5. Web site: subscription . Leeward Islands v Windward Islands, 2006/07 KFC Cup . CricketArchive. 16 May 2015.
6. News: Score Board Facility at Carib Lumber Ball Park burnt down Wednesday night. 9 April 2014. St. Maarten Island Time. 17 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112523/http://www.sxmislandtime.com/island-sports/27962-score-board-facillity-at-carib-lumber-ball-park-burnt-down-wednesday-night.html. 24 September 2015. dead.
7. Web site: subscription . Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket . CricketArchive. 17 May 2015.
8. Web site: subscription . Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, 2006/07. CricketArchive. 17 May 2015.
9. Web site: subscription . Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg - Centuries in first-class cricket. CricketArchive. 17 May 2015.