Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
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N 17° 06.087 W 061° 47.100
20Q E 629266 N 1891181
Cricket is the game and this statium opened on February 10, 2007. Home to the Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands teams and seats 10,000 cricket fans.
Waymark Code: WM82T4
Location: Antigua and Barbuda
Date Posted: 01/17/2010
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This stadium was home to the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. It seats 10,000 people normally but seating can be temporailry doubled to accomidate 20,000. The stadium is named after former West Indies Cricket Team captain, Viv Richards.
The stadium is a 10 minute drive from St. John’s and Antiguas international airport. It contains two main stands and a five story South stand. The stadium is one of the few state-of-the-art venues that encompass underground passageways for the cricket teams to move about. Four massive floodlight towers shower the field in light for evening play. Other facilities include a practice pitch for the various cricket teams, a new beach "Beach 366" (the island has a total of 365 natural beaches some of which were damaged during several passages of severe hurricanes in 1995, 1998 and 2000), training infrastructure and a media centre.
The first Test match staged on the ground was on May 30 2008 when the West Indies hosted Australia, with the match ending in a draw.
Unfortunately when I visited the gates were locked and I could not get closer to the stadium to get some better photos. If you visit this stadium for a match please post some photos of the inner field and seating areas.
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