Beausejour Stadium

Infobox cricket ground
ground_name = Beausejour Stadium
nickname =
country = West Indies
location = Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
establishment = 2002
seating_capacity = 15,000
end1 = Pavilion End
end2 = Media Centre End
international = true
firsttestdate = 20 June
firsttestyear = 2003
firsttesthome = West Indies
firsttestaway = Sri Lanka
lasttestdate = 10 June
lasttestyear = 2006
lasttesthome = West Indies
lasttestaway = India
firstodidate = 8 June
firstodiyear = 2002
firstodihome = West Indies
firstodiaway = New Zealand
lastodidate = 25 April
lastodiyear = 2007
lastodihome = Australia
lastodiaway = New Zealand
year1 = 2003 – present
club1 = Windward Islands
date = 17 December
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/1777.html CricketArchive

Beausejour Stadium is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 15,000 spectators. It hosted the first day-night cricket match to be held in the West Indies between West Indies A and England A on 10 March 2006 and the first One Day International day-night cricket match in the West Indies between Zimbabwe and the West Indies on May 10th, 2006. It is named after the nearby Beausejour hills. [ [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/ground/59518.html Cricinfo - Grounds - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia] ]

Regional Cricket

Beausejour Stadium is a home venue for the Windward Islands cricket team.

International Cricket

Beausejour Stadium is a home venue for the West Indies.
* First One Day International: West Indies vs New Zealand on June 8, 2002.
* First Test match: West Indies vs Sri Lanka on 20-24 June, 2003.

2007 Cricket World Cup

Beausejour Stadium was a venue of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, including the 1 vs 4 semifinal match between Australia and South Africa on the 25th April 2007. The grounds and stadium were in excellent condition for the entire tournament. Official attendance at the semi-final was 13,875. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247506.html Cricinfo - 2nd Semi-Final: Australia v South Africa at Gros Islet, Apr 25, 2007 ] ]

The stadium also hosted league matches between New Zealand, England, Kenya and Canada.

ee also

*2007 Cricket World Cup
*Windward Islands cricket team

References