BEAUSEJOUR STADIUM

'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.^[1]

Contents

Regional Cricket

International Cricket

2007 Cricket World Cup

See also

References

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 host venue for 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. ^[2]
The stadium also hosted league matches between New Zealand, England, Kenya and Canada.

See also

★ 2007 Cricket World Cup

★ Windward Islands cricket team

References

1. Cricinfo - Grounds - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
2. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247506.html