Warner Park Sporting Complex Explained

Ground Name:Warner Park
Country:West Indies
Location:Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
Coordinates:17.2986°N -62.7219°W
Establishment:2006
Seating Capacity:8,000
Tenants:Leeward Islands cricket team
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots
End1:Pavilion End
End2:Lozack Road End
International:true
Firsttestdate:21 June
Firsttestyear:2006
Firsttesthome:West Indies
Firsttestaway:India
Lasttestdate:20 May
Lasttestyear:2011
Lasttesthome:West Indies
Lasttestaway:Pakistan
Firstodidate:23 May
Firstodiyear:2006
Firstodihome:West Indies
Firstodiaway:India
Lastodidate:28 July
Lastodiyear:2018
Lastodihome:West Indies
Lastodiaway:Bangladesh
Firstt20idate:2 August
Firstt20iyear:2009
Firstt20ihome:West Indies
Firstt20iaway:Bangladesh
Lastt20idate:1 August
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20ihome:West Indies
Lastt20iaway:India
Firstwodidate:4 November
Firstwodiyear:2009
Firstwodihome:West Indies
Firstwodiaway:England
Lastwodidate:19 September
Lastwodiyear:2014
Lastwodihome:West Indies
Lastwodiaway:New Zealand
Firstwt20idate:9 November
Firstwt20iyear:2009
Firstwt20ihome:West Indies
Firstwt20iaway:England
Lastwt20idate:27 February
Lastwt20iyear:2012
Lastwt20ihome:West Indies
Lastwt20iaway:India
Year1:1962 – present
Club1:Leeward Islands
Year2:2015 – present
Club2:St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Date:1 August
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59421.html ESPNcricinfo

Warner Park Sporting Complex is an athletic facility in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis. It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It is named after Sir Thomas Warner, the explorer who established the first English colony on St. Kitts.

The eastern segment contains the cricket pitch, pavilion, media centre and seating for 4,000 which can be increased with temporary stands to 10,000 for major events. The stadium was largely financed by Taiwan with donations totalling $2.74 million. The total project cost US$12 million, half for the cricket stadium and half for the football facilities.

The western segment contains the football stadium, with seating for 3,500. In the northern section of the park, there are three tennis courts, three netball / volleyball courts, the Len Harris Cricket Academy, and a small open savannah, Carnival City, used primarily for hosting Carnival events.

T20 cricket and the CPL

The West Indies have generally used Warner Park Stadium to host lower ranked international teams in T20 cricket including matches against Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ireland.[1] While the West Indies remain unbeaten at this venue against those teams they suffered a couple of crushing defeats against the only other international side to have played T20 cricket here, England, being bowled out for 45 and 71 respectively.[2]

In the CPL, Warner Park plays host to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots but the stadium has also been used for several of the knockout games as well and in 2021 it due to be used as the single venue for all CPL matches[3]

The pitch at Warner Park Stadium has a history of favouring teams that bat second in T20 with a strong preference of sides who win the toss to field first.[4]

List of Five Wicket Hauls

A total of seven five-wicket hauls have been taken at Warner Park, one in a Test match and six in ODIs.

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Warner Park
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Australia won[6]
2 West Indies won[7]
3 South Africa won[8]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Warner Park
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 South Africa won[9]
2 West Indies won[10]
3 West Indies won[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-23. Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre T20 Records. 2021-08-24. T20 Head to Head. en-GB.
  2. Web site: England tour of West Indies, England tour of WI 2018/19 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news. 2021-08-24. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  3. Web site: Dixon. Loshaun. 2021-07-17. CPL promises riveting show at Warner Park. 2021-08-24. The St Kitts Nevis Observer. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-23. Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre T20 Records. 2021-08-24. T20 Head to Head. en-GB.
  5. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14628/game/239922/west-indies-vs-india-3rd-test-india-tour-of-west-indies-2006 3rd Test, India tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jun 22-26 2006
  6. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14010/game/319147/west-indies-vs-australia-5th-odi-australia-tour-of-west-indies-2008 5th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 6 2008
  7. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12472/game/560927/west-indies-vs-new-zealand-5th-odi-new-zealand-tour-of-united-states-of-america-and-west-indies-2012 5th ODI, New Zealand tour of United States of America and West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 16 2012
  8. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8663/game/932859/west-indies-vs-south-africa-6th-match-west-indies-tri-nation-series-2016 6th Match (D/N), West Indies Tri-Nation Series at Basseterre, Jun 15 2016
  9. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12249/game/588493/west-indies-women-vs-south-africa-women-1st-odi-south-africa-women-tour-of-west-indies-2012-13 1st ODI, South Africa Women tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jan 7 2013
  10. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8674/game/762485/west-indies-women-vs-new-zealand-women-1st-odi-icc-womens-championship-2014-2016-17 1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Basseterre, Sep 12 2014
  11. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8674/game/762489/west-indies-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-odi-icc-womens-championship-2014-2016-17 3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Basseterre, Sep 17 2014