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The Welfare Centre Ground is a cricket ground in Rose Hall, Guyana.

Welfare Centre Ground

Ground information
Location	Rose Hall, Guyana
Coordinates	6.2445°N 57.4872°W / 6.2445; -57.4872
Establishment	c. 1954
Team information
Berbice (1961–1976) British Guinea/Guyana (1961–1986)
As of 5 March 2019 Source: Ground profile

History

The inaugural first-class cricket match to be played at the ground took place in March 1961, when Berbice played against a touring EW Swanton's XI.[1] British Guiana played Trinidad there in a first-class match in October of the same year.[1] Berbice played first-class matches there until the final of the 1976/77 Jones Cup against Demerara.[1] Between the 1973/74 Shell Shield and the 1985/86 Shell Shield, Guyana played five first-class matches at the ground.[1]

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 504 by Guyana v Combined Leeward and Windward Islands, 1978/79[2]
• Lowest team total: 128 by Berice v Demerara, 1972/73[3]
• Highest individual innings: 200* by Timur Mohamed for Guyana v Windward Islands, 1985/86[4]
• Best bowling in an innings: 6-57 by Clyde Butts for Guyana v Windward Islands, 1985/86[5]
• Best bowling in a match: 10-129 by Lance Gibbs for Demerara v Berbice, 1972/73[3]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in Guyana

References

External links

• Welfare Centre Ground at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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