Mindoo Phillip Park
Victoria Park | |
Ground information | |
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Location | St Lucia |
Tenants | Windward Islands cricket team |
International information | |
First ODI | 12 April 1978: West Indies v Australia |
Last ODI | 19 April 1984: West Indies v Australia |
As of 3 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo |
Mindoo Phillip Park is a multipurpose stadium located in Marchand, Castries, Saint Lucia. It is a training and competition venue for cricket, football, rugby and track and field, among other sports. It was formerly a home venue for the Windward Islands cricket team.
The ground hosted two
Australia
. On 12 April 1978, Australia beat West Indies by two wickets. On 19 April 1984, West Indies returned the favour, winning by seven wickets.
Beausejour Stadium.[2]
The venue had previously been known as Victoria Park, but in 1979 was renamed in honour of Francis Mindoo Phillip
, widely acclaimed as the island's greatest cricketer.
International Centuries
Single ODI century has been scored at the venue.[3]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 102* | Desmond Haynes | West Indies | 110 | Australia | 4 April 1984 | Won |
References
- ^ "One-Day International Matches played on Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries (27)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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