Warner Park Sporting Complex

Warner Park Sporting Complex is an athletic facility in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis. It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It is named after Sir Thomas Warner, the explorer who established the first English colony on St. Kitts.

Warner Park
Warner Park Cricket Stadium
Ground information
LocationBasseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
Coordinates17°17′55″N 62°43′19″W
Establishment2006
Capacity8,000
TenantsLeeward Islands cricket team
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots
End names
Pavilion End
Lozack Road End
International information
First Test21 June 2006:
 West Indies v  India
Last Test20 May 2011:
 West Indies v  Pakistan
First ODI23 May 2006:
 West Indies v  India
Last ODI28 July 2018:
 West Indies v  Bangladesh
First T20I2 August 2009:
 West Indies v  Bangladesh
Last T20I19 January 2020:
 West Indies v  Ireland
Team information
Leeward Islands (1962 – present)
St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots (2015 – present)
As of 19 January 2020
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The eastern segment contains the cricket pitch, pavilion, media centre and seating for 4,000 which can be increased with temporary stands to 10,000 for major events. The stadium was largely financed by Taiwan with donations totalling $2.74 million. The total project cost US$12 million, half for the cricket stadium and half for the football facilities.

The western segment contains the football stadium, with seating for 3,500. In the northern section of the park, there are three tennis courts, three netball / volleyball courts, the Len Harris Cricket Academy, and a small open savannah, Carnival City, used primarily for hosting Carnival events.

List of Five Wicket Hauls
As of 7 January 2020

A total of seven five-wicket hauls have been taken at Warner Park, one in a Test match and six in ODIs.

Test matches
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Warner Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Harbhajan Singh22 June 2006 India West Indies1441475Drawn[1]

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Warner Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Mitchell Johnson6 July 2008 Australia West Indies27.5295Australia won[2]
2Sunil Narine16 July 2012 West Indies New Zealand210275West Indies won[3]
3Imran Tahir15 June 2016 South Africa West Indies29457South Africa won[4]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Warner Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Dane van Niekerk7 November 2013 South Africa West Indies27285South Africa won[5]
2Tremayne Smartt12 September 2014 West Indies New Zealand110245West Indies won[6]
3Shakera Selman17 September 2014 West Indies New Zealand110155West Indies won[7]

See also

References
  1. 3rd Test, India tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jun 22-26 2006, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. 5th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 6 2008, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. 5th ODI, New Zealand tour of United States of America and West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 16 2012, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. 6th Match (D/N), West Indies Tri-Nation Series at Basseterre, Jun 15 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  5. 1st ODI, South Africa Women tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jan 7 2013, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  6. 1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Basseterre, Sep 12 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  7. 3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Basseterre, Sep 17 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-06.


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