Elquemedo Willett Park
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Location | Charlestown, Nevis | ||||||
Coordinates | 17°8′06″N 62°37′34″W / 17.13500°N 62.62611°W | ||||||
Establishment | unknown | ||||||
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As of 18 May 2015 Source: CricketArchive |
Elquemedo T. Willett Park, known as Grove Park until 2010, is a sporting complex in
History
Cricket was introduced to Nevis (and the other members of the
During a Busta Cup match at Grove Park in February 2001, Ryan Hinds, playing for Barbados against the Leeward Islands, took 9/68, which as of May 2015 remains a record for West Indian first-class cricket.[5] Another notable match played at the ground was the game between the Leeward Islands and Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) during the 2008–09 season. Both teams posted first-innings totals of over 500 runs, and each side had a player who scored a double century – Omar Phillips made 204 for CCC, and Runako Morton scored 231, a ground record, for the Leewards.[6] That match was the second first-class game played at Grove Park during that season, the first and only time that has occurred. The most recent first-class game at the ground was played in January 2010, a neutral fixture between CCC and Barbados.[3] The ground remains the only venue on Nevis to have hosted first-class matches.[7]
In July 2010, Grove Park was renamed in honour of Elquemedo Willett, the first Nevisian to play for the West Indies. The renaming ceremony was a major event for the island, with several members of the island's administration participating, including the Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry.[8] Outside of cricket, the venue has hosted football and athletics tournaments at both national and regional levels.[9][10]
Records
First-class
- Highest team total: 596 all out by Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges, 2008/09[11]
- Lowest team total: 67 all out by Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands, 1988/89[12]
- Highest individual innings: 231 by Runako Morton for Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges, 2008/09[13]
- Best bowling in an innings: 9/68 by Ryan Hinds for Barbados v Leeward Islands, 2000/01[14]
List A
- Highest team total: 220 all out by Leeward Islands v Windward Islands, 1993/94[15]
- Lowest team total: 124 all out by Leeward Islands v Jamaica, 1987/88,[16] and also by Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, 1991/92[17]
- Highest individual innings: 80 by Ridley Jacobs for Leeward Islands v Windward Islands, 1993/94[15]
- Best bowling in an innings: 4/22 by Casper Davis for Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, 1993/94[15]
See also
References
- ^ (2 July 2013). "100 YEARS OF LEEWARD ISLANDS CRICKET" Archived 19 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine – West Indies Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Other matches played on Grove Park, Charlestown – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b First-class matches played on Grove Park, Charlestown – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ List A matches played on Grove Park, Charlestown – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Rick Eyre (11 February 2001). "Ryan Hinds sets new WI regional bowling record" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges, Regional Four Day Competition 2008/09 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Grounds in Nevis in West Indies – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Grove Park Renamed in Cricketer’s Honour" Archived 19 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Nevis Island Administration. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- The Saint Kitts-Nevis Observer. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- The Saint Kitts-Nevis Observer. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Grove Park, Charlestown – highest team totals in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Grove Park, Charlestown – lowest team totals in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Grove Park, Charlestown – centuries in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Grove Park, Charlestown – seven wickets in an innings in first-class cricket – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Leeward Islands v Windward Islands, Geddes Grant Shield 1993/94 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Leeward Islands v Jamaica, Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy 1987/88 (Zone B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy 1987/88 (Zone B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.