Beausejour Stadium
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| Beausejour Stadium | ||||
 West Indies |
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| Location | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | |||
| Establishment | 2002 | |||
| Seating capacity | 15,000 | |||
| End names | Pavilion End Media Centre End |
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| International information | ||||
| First Test | 20 June 2003: West Indies v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last Test | 10 June 2006: West Indies v India | |||
| First ODI | 8 June 2002: West Indies v New Zealand | |||
| Last ODI | 25 April 2007: Australia v New Zealand | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2003 – present | Windward Islands | |||
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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]
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[edit] Regional Cricket
Beausejour Stadium is a home venue for the Windward Islands cricket team.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. [2]
The stadium also hosted league matches between New Zealand, England, Kenya and Canada.
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