The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground, is a

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ground located near

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standard seating capacity of 15,000. It was completed in 2002. Originally named after the Beausejour hills and situated in the outskirts of

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, the stadium was completed in 2002 and hosts domestic matches for the

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. It staged its first international Test match in 2003 against Sri Lanka and became the first venue in the Caribbean to host a day-night game. The sporting facility was constructed on 22 acres consisting of about 18 hospitality suites and a pavilion that offers each team its own gym and lounge apart from a balcony and conference room. It is located in the driest area of Saint Lucia, making it most suitable for hosting cricket. On 21 July 2016, it was formally renamed the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground after Daren Sammy, who captained the West Indies side in winning the

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. He also captained the West Indies to victory in the

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, making him the second West Indian captain after

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with multiple ICC world championships. One of the stands will also be named in honour of Johnson Charles, who was also part of the side in both 2012 and 2016. The first international match played at the renamed ground took place on 9 August 2016, when India played the West Indies as part of a four-match Test series.

Location

The cricket ground is located at the north-eastern end of the tourist resort of

, approximately 6 minutes drive from the town of

on the scenic Castries-Gros Islet Highway. The stadium is close to the residential enclaves in Beauséjour and Epouge Bay.

Facilities

The cricket ground is known for its high standard facilities and is regarded by the

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as a standard for current and future venues in the Caribbean. Its outfield, a perfect oval, is predictably lush green. It also became the first international ground in the Caribbean to receive floodlighting with the installation of 6 floodlight towers in 2006, enabling the hosting of day/night matches. In May 2006 it hosted the first ever international Day/Night ODI match in the Caribbean when the West Indies took on Zimbabwe. Due to the unfavourable time zone differences between the Caribbean and the large cricket markets in the far east international day/night matches have been few and far between. The facility has 18 hospitality suites, a permanent seating capacity of 13,000 with bucket-type seating which can be increased to 20,000 for international matches. There are also two artificial pitches and two turfs for practice and warm-ups.

Ground statistics

Regional cricket

*It serves as a home venue for the

along with the Mindoo Philip Park in

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International cricket

*It has been a venue for all forms of cricket in the

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since 2003.

Cricket records

Beausejour Stadium hosting a cricket match

* First

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: West Indies vs

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on 8 June 2002. * First Test match: West Indies vs

on 20–24 June 2003. *Highest team score (in Tests)- India (588–8) vs West Indies in 2006. *Highest team total (in ODIs) – New Zealand( 363–5) vs Canada in 2007. *Highest team total (in T20Is) – Australia (197–7) vs Pakistan in 2010. *Best Bowling (in ODIs) –

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(7/18) vs West Indies in 2017. *

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s (in Test) –

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vs West Indies in 2021.

List of centuries

Test centuries

a total of 18 centuries have been scored in international test cricket on the ground.

One-Day International centuries

a total of seven centuries have been scored in one-day international cricket on the ground.

List of five wicket hauls

Tests

Twelve five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.

One Day Internationals

Three five wicket hauls in One-Day Internationals have been taken at the venue.

Events

2007 Cricket World Cup matches

It was one of the venues of the

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, the most important tournament in international cricket, hosting 7 matches, including all 6 Group C matches.

went the round unbeaten, twice scoring a total beyond 300 runs. The second semi-final between the defending champions

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and

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was played here with an official attendance of 13,875.

Group matches

Semi-final

2010 World Twenty20 matches

In 2010, the stadium hosted 10 matches of the

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along with two other stadiums in Caribbean. Four of the matches were Group stage games, four Super 8 matches and both semi-finals of the tournament (one of the semi-finals due to bad weather preventing matches from being held at the

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). The stadium saw the third international Twenty20 century scored by Indian batsman

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in the Group match between

and

Group matches

Super 8 matches

Semi-finals

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

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Super 8s

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References

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Location

Facilities

Ground statistics

Regional cricket

International cricket

Cricket records

List of centuries

Test centuries

One-Day International centuries

List of five wicket hauls

Tests

One Day Internationals

Events

2007 Cricket World Cup matches

Group matches

Semi-final

2010 World Twenty20 matches

Group matches

Super 8 matches

Semi-finals

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

Super 8s

See also

References