Antigua Recreation Ground

• National Soccer Team of Antigua and Barbuda
• West Indies cricket team

• Cricket World Cup 2007
• Football Caribbean Cup 2010, second qualifying round

The Antigua Recreation Ground, the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda, located in St. John's on the island of Antigua. The National Soccer Team of Antigua and Barbuda and the West Indies Cricket team use the space.

Cricket in Antigua Recreation Ground

The first match was held February 22, 1978 as One-Day International. The West Indies competed against Australia. From March 28 to April 1, 1981 were in the first Test match as the West Indies and England over.

Viv Richards, Antigua's most famous cricketer, succeeded in 1986 in the Antigua Recreation Ground in a match against England, the fastest Test match - Century with only 56 balls. Brian Lara, batsman the West Indies, succeeded in 1994 in the same stadium with a game against England 's record of 375 runs in a Test match innings. In 2004, he improved the meantime held by Australian Matthew Hayden best value to 400 *, again in a Test match against England.

After the construction of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, no further test matches more took place first in the Antigua Recreation Ground. However, after the discharged at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium second test match between West Indies and England was abandoned on 13 February 2009, it came in the Antigua Recreation Ground on February 15, 2009 on a third test match of the series.