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Antigua Recreation Ground

Sports venue in Antigua and Barbuda

Sports venue in Antigua and Barbuda

FieldValue
ground_nameAntigua Recreation Ground
imageAntigua Recreation Ground WI v A 2003 001.jpg
captionWest Indies v Australia in May 2003
countryWest Indies
locationAntigua
establishment1978
seating_capacity9,000
end1Pavilion End
end2Factory Road End
internationaltrue
firstodidate22 Feb
firstodiyear1978
firstodihomeWest Indies
firstodiawayAustralia
lastodidate28 Feb
lastodiyear2007
lastodihomeBangladesh
lastodiawayCanada
firsttestdate28 Mar – 1 Apr
firsttestyear1981
firsttesthomeWest Indies
firsttestawayEngland
lasttestdate15–19 Feb
lasttestyear2009
lasttesthomeWest Indies
lasttestawayEngland
date21 February
year2009
sourcehttp://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59495.html Antigua Recreation Ground, Cricinfo

Antigua Recreation Ground is the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in St. John's, on the island of Antigua. The ground has been used by the West Indies cricket team and Antigua and Barbuda national football team. It had Test cricket status. It was also known as the Old Recreation Ground, or the Old Rec.

A number of great cricketers, including Andy Roberts and Richie Richardson, began their first-class careers there.

One of Antigua's most famous sons, Viv Richards, scored the fastest Test match century off 56 balls, that record was recently equalled by Misbah-ul-haq of Pakistan. | access-date = 2007-03-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070312030702/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/FASTEST_TEST_100S_50S.html | archive-date = 12 March 2007 | url-status = dead against England in the "Blackwash" series of 1986 at the Recreation Ground. It was also where Brian Lara twice set the record for highest individual Test innings, scoring 375 in 1994 and the current record of 400 not out in 2004, both times against England.{{Cite web | access-date = 2007-03-22

In May 2003 the West Indies completed the highest ever successful run chase in Test Cricket at the ARG, making 418/7 against Australia in their fourth innings to win by 3 wickets.

Antigua is considered to be a good wicket on which to bat – hard and dry whilst not offering much bounce or movement to bowlers. This is colloquially known as a "featherbed".{{Cite web | access-date = 2007-01-03

After the building of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium for the 2007 World Cup, no further Test cricket was expected at the Recreation Ground. However, due to the abandonment of the Second Test between West Indies v England on 13 February 2009 after just ten balls (due to an unfit outfield), an extra Test, called the Third Test, began at the Antigua Recreation Ground on 15 February 2009, despite concerns about the dilapidated condition of the stadium.

Like many other cricket grounds in the Caribbean, the Antigua Recreation Ground traditionally hosts a variety of off the field entertainment, particularly music, both live and recorded, during breaks in play. For many years, an entertainer called Gravy would operate in the stands, usually in fancy dress.

List of five-wicket hauls

A total of 16 five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches on the ground.

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Colin CroftDrawn
2Carl RackemannWest Indies won
3Joel GarnerWest Indies won
4Ian BishopWest Indies won
5Waqar YounisDrawn
6Courtney WalshDrawn
7Curtly AmbroseDrawn
8Danny MorrisonDrawn
9Curtly AmbroseWest Indies won
10Muttiah MuralitharanWest Indies won
11Curtly AmbroseAustralia won
12Courtney WalshWest Indies won
13Wasim AkramWest Indies won
14Wasim AkramWest Indies won
15Jermaine LawsonWest Indies won
16Graeme SwannDrawn

Notes

References

References

  1. "Antigua Recreation Ground {{!}} West Indies {{!}} Cricket Grounds".
  2. [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59495.html Cricinfo]
  3. "England desperate for fightback at old Rec". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. (13 February 2009). "West Indies v England 2nd Test". [[BBC Sport]].
  5. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17039/game/63284/west-indies-vs-england-4th-test-england-tour-of-west-indies-1980-81 4th Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Mar 27 - Apr 1 1981], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  6. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16918/game/63370/west-indies-vs-australia-4th-test-australia-tour-of-west-indies-1983-84 4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 7-11 1984], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  7. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16616/game/63529/west-indies-vs-england-5th-test-england-tour-of-west-indies-1989-90 5th Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 12-16 1990], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  8. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16432/game/63608/west-indies-vs-pakistan-3rd-test-pakistan-tour-of-west-indies-1992-93 3rd Test, Pakistan tour of West Indies at St John's, May 1-6 1993], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  9. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16290/game/63681/west-indies-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-west-indies-1994-95 2nd Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 8-13 1995], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  10. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16203/game/63712/west-indies-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-west-indies-1995-96 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 27 - May 2 1996], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  11. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15847/game/63840/west-indies-vs-australia-4th-test-australia-tour-of-west-indies-1998-99 4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 3-7 1999], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  12. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15689/game/63882/west-indies-vs-pakistan-3rd-test-pakistan-tour-of-west-indies-2000 3rd Test, Pakistan tour of West Indies at St John's, May 25-29 2000], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  13. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15205/game/64027/west-indies-vs-australia-4th-test-australia-tour-of-west-indies-2003 4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, May 9-13 2003], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  14. [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13775/game/390680/west-indies-vs-england-3rd-test-england-tour-of-west-indies-2008-09 3rd Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Feb 15-19 2009], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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