Updated On : 09 Apr, 2021
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Location |
North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda |
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Venue Type |
Outdoor |
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Trivia
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The stadium has been named in the honour of former cricket legend Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards.
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was established in
2006 to host the
Cricket World Cup matches of
2007 (where it hosted the
Super 8 matches). It is amongst those few stadiums in the
Antigua known for its various facilities to host cricket matches with a unique underground passageway for cricket teams to move in. On
13th February 2009, the ground hosted its second
Test match against
England which was abandoned just after
ten balls because of the dangerous outfield conditions. To manage pitch conditions, the ground staff applied an extra layer of
sand that proved to be a hurdle for the
West Indies bowlers
Fidel Edwards and
Jerome Taylor. Thus, the sandy outfield gained the title of "
Antigua's 366th Beach" after
365 natural beaches of the island.
Significance
- The north and south ends of the ground were renamed as the Curtly Ambrose End and the Andy Roberts End in the honour of two cricket legends of West Indies, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts, before hosting the first Test match against the team of England.
- The ground witnessed its first test match on 30th May 2008 between West Indies and Australia and resulted in a draw.
- There are two main stands- the five-storeyed South Stand and the Northern Stand.
- The stadium also includes practice pitches for cricket teams along with training infrastructure and the Media centre.
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