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Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. The stadium usually caters for 10,000 people, but temporary seating doubled its capacity for the 2007 World Cup. The stadium is named after former West Indies cricket captain Viv Richards.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

The stadium in 2015
Ground information
Location	North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Establishment	2006
Capacity	10,000
End names
Andy Roberts End Curtly Ambrose End
International information
First Test	30 May–3 June 2008:  West Indies v  Australia
Last Test	16–20 June 2022:  West Indies v  Bangladesh
First ODI	27 March 2007:  West Indies v  Australia
Last ODI	14 March 2021:  West Indies v  Sri Lanka
First T20I	19 May 2010:  West Indies v  South Africa
Last T20I	13 November 2021:  Argentina v  Canada
First WODI	8 September 2019:  West Indies v  Australia
Last WODI	25 September 2022:  West Indies v  New Zealand
First WT20I	18 February 2012:  West Indies v  India
Last WT20I	2 October 2022:  West Indies v  New Zealand
As of 2 October 2022 Source: Cricinfo

Location

The stadium is about 10–20 minutes' drive from the capital city, St. John's, and the country's international airport. The venue cost approximately US$60 million to build, with the majority of the funds coming from a Chinese Government grant.[1] The first Test match staged on the ground began on 30 May 2008 when the West Indies hosted Australia, with the match ending in a draw.

Facilities

The stadium constitutes two main stands: the Northern Stand and the five-story South Stand. In 2008, the roof of the South Stand was damaged by high winds.[2] Other facilities include a practice pitch for the various cricket teams, training infrastructure and a media centre. Sir Viv Richards Stadium is one of the few state-of-the-art venues that encompass underground passageways for the cricket teams to move about in.[3][4]

Prior to the start of the first Test against England on 13 April 2015, the north and south ends were renamed for two former West Indies cricketers, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts.

Outfield controversy

The ground's second Test match against England on 13 February 2009 was abandoned after only ten balls due to the outfield's dangerous condition.

The groundstaff had applied extra layers of sand after recent heavy rain, and again after a brief shower the morning of the match; this resulted in West Indian bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards being unable to gain any traction when running in.[5]

The sandy nature of the outfield had earnt the ground the nickname of 'Antigua's 366th beach' in the buildup to the game.[6]

Following the abandonment, inquiries were held by the WICB and the ICC: these caused great embarrassment for West Indies cricket.

The ICC subsequently ordered that the ground be suspended from staging any international matches for twelve months, and an official warning was issued to the WICB.

List of five wicket hauls

Tests

Eight five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.[7]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Brett Lee	30 May 2008	Australia	West Indies	2	21	59	5	2.8	Drawn
2	Sunil Narine	25 July 2012	West Indies	New Zealand	1	43	132	5	3.06	Won
3	Kemar Roach	25 July 2012	West Indies	New Zealand	3	23.2	60	5	2.57	Won
4	Ravichandran Ashwin	21 July 2016	India	West Indies	3	25	83	7	3.32	Won
5	Kemar Roach	4 July 2018	West Indies	Bangladesh	1	5	8	5	1.6	Won
6	Shannon Gabriel	4 July 2018	West Indies	Bangladesh	3	12	77	5	6.41	Won
7	Ishant Sharma	22 August 2019	India	West Indies	2	17	43	5	2.52	Won
8	Jasprit Bumrah	22 August 2019	India	West Indies	4	8	7	5	0.87	Won

One Day Internationals

One five wicket haul in One-Day Internationals has been taken at the venue.[8]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Jason Holder	2 July 2017	West Indies	India	2	9.4	27	5	2.79	Won

Twenty20 Internationals

One five wicket haul in Twenty20 Internationals has been taken at the venue.[9]

No.	Bowler		Date		Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Ryan McLaren		19 May 2010		South Africa	West Indies	2	3.5	19	5	4.95	Won

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds
• Stanford Cricket Ground

References

External links

• Cricinfo

На других языках

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[de] Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Das Sir Vivian Richards Stadium ist ein für Cricket- und Fußballstadion in North Sound im Parish St. Peter auf Antigua im karibischen Inselstaat Antigua und Barbuda. Es wurde für den Cricket World Cup 2007 errichtet. Während des Turniers fanden dort Super-8-Matches statt. Das Platzangebot kann bei Bedarf von 10.000 auf 20.000 Sitzplätze erweitert werden.[1]

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- [en] Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

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[es] Estadio Sir Vivian Richards

El Estadio Sir Vivian Richards[1] (en inglés: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium) es un estadio localizado en North Sound, en la isla de Antigua, en el país de las Antillas Menores de Antigua y Barbuda. Fue construido para su uso en la Copa Mundial de Críquet de 2007, donde fue sede de 8 partidos. El estadio generalmente recibe hasta 10.000 personas, pero los asientos temporales duplicaron su capacidad para la Copa Mundial de Críquet. El estadio lleva el nombre del excapitán del equipo de las Indias Occidentales Viv Richards.

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[fr] Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Le Sir Vivian Richards Stadium est un stade de cricket situé à North Sound dans la paroisse de Saint-George sur l'île d'Antigua. Construit pour la Coupe du monde 2007, il est inauguré cette même année. D'une capacité de dix mille places, il est occasionnellement utilisé par l'équipe des Indes occidentales. Il rencontre plusieurs problèmes au cours de ses premières années d'exploitation. Un test-match entre les Indes occidentales et l'Angleterre y est notamment interrompu en février 2009 après seulement dix balles jouées à cause de la présence de sable sur le terrain, susceptible de provoquer des blessures.

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