Wilson Road Recreation Ground Explained

Ground Name:	Wilson Road Recreation Ground
Country:	Trinidad and Tobago
Location:	Penal, Trinidad and Tobago
Coord:	10.1685°N -61.4224°W
Club1:	Trinidad and Tobago
Year1:	1999/00 - 2006/07
Date:	16 February
Year:	2022
Source:	https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59505.html Ground profile

Wilson Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground located along Wilson Road in Penal, Trinidad and Tobago.

History

The ground hosted its inaugural first-class match when Trinidad and Tobago played the touring India A cricket team in November 1999, with three further first-class matches being played at the ground. Two of these saw Trinidad and Tobago play the Leeward Islands in the 1999–00 Busta Cup and India A in the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup, while a third match saw West Indies B host Barbados in the 2000–01 Busta Cup.^[1] Trinidad and Tobago returned to the ground in February 2007, playing a List A one-day match there against the Windward Islands in the KFC Cup,^[2] with Trinidad winning by two wickets.^[3]

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 291 for 7 declared by Barbados v West Indies B, 2000–01^[4]
• Lowest team total: 114 all out by Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands, 1999–00^[5]
• Highest individual innings: 94 by Imran Jan for Trinidad and Tobago v India A, 2002–03^[6]
• Best bowling in an innings: 5-30 by Amit Mishra for India A v Trinidad and Tobago, as above^[6]
• Best bowling in a match: 8-109 by Mukesh Persad for Trinidad and Tobago v India A, 1999–00^[7]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in the West Indies

External links

• Wilson Road Cricket Ground at ESPNcricinfo

10.1685°N -61.4224°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Wilson Road Recreation Ground, Penal (4). CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.
2. Web site: List A Matches played on Wilson Road Recreation Ground, Penal (1). CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.
3. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, KFC Cup 2006/07. CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.
4. Web site: West Indies B v Barbados, Busta Cup 2000/01. CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.
5. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands, Busta Cup 1999/00. CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.
6. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago v India A, Carib Beer Cup 2002/03. CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.
7. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago v India A, 1999/00. CricketArchive. 2022-02-16. subscription.