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The Warner Park at Basseterre in St Kitts will make its debut as an international venue on Tuesday, but there are already various interesting aspects associated with the ground. The following are the highlights:
The Warner Park at Basseterre in St Kitts will be hosting
its first ODI match when India take on the West Indies on
Tuesday.
The venue becomes the 158th ground to host an ODI.
The Warner Park becomes the 12th venue to host an ODI in
the Caribbean.
The venue will be the seventh new ground to host an ODI
in 2006.
The ground will also host its first Test match, when India
play the third Test of the series from June 22.
The ground hosted its first first-class match on April 21,
1962 when the touring Indians played a Combined Islands
team. The tourist won the match by 137 runs.
Since then, 35 first-class matches have been played here.
The last first-class match was played nine years ago in
April 1997.
The highest score at this ground is 503 for 8 decl. by the
home team Leeward Islands against Trinidad & Tobago
in 1985-86.
The lowest score is 53 by Combined Islands against Barbados
in 1973-74.
The only double century made at this ground was by L C Sebastien,
who made 219 for Windward Islands against the home team
Leeward Islands in 1978-79.
Andy Roberts’ eight for 62 (and 13 for 114 for the
match) for Leeward Islands against Windward Islands in 1982-83
are best bowling figures at this ground.
Interestingly, India’s ODI match will be the only fourth
one-dayer to be played here. The last of the three domestic
one-day matches played here was on February 10, 1993 ? 13
years ago!
The highest individual score in a one-day domestic match
at this ground is 84 by Faoud Bacchus for Guyana against
Leeward Islands in 1982-83.
The best bowling in a one-dayer is four for 51 by ACM White
for Leeward Islands against Guyana in 1982-83.
Compiled by Mohandas Menon
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