Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

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

Cricket World Cup 2007

The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a product now used for cricket and football stadium in North Sound in the Parish of St. Peter on Antigua in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for the Cricket World Cup 2007. During the tournament, Super -8 matches were held there. The available space can be doubled if necessary from 10,000 to 20,000 seats.

Name

The stadium was named after Sir Vivian Richards, the former team captain and world-class batsman the West Indies.

Location

The sports complex is located about 20 minutes from VC Bird International Airport and from the provincial capital of St. John 's. Construction of the plant cost about 60 million U.S. $ and was disputed by China.

The first cricket matches

The first match was March 27, 2007 discharged as One-Day International. The West Indies competed against Australia. From 30 May to 3 June 2008 led to the first test match, there were, in turn, the West Indies and Australia compared.

The "Battle of the Antigua Sandpit "

For the second test match on the ground came on 13 February 2009 to England and the West Indies. After the floor had repeatedly been under water, carried the place responsible for a lot of sand. As a result, the bowler did not find a secure fit and the game was canceled after only ten balls in England's innings. The sandy soil in the outfield was nicknamed " Antigua's 366th beach " pay - the island has over 365 natural beaches.

In the wake of the West Indies Cricket Board ( WICB ) and the International Cricket Council (ICC ) took up investigations. As a result, the plant was closed for twelve months for all official competitions and cautioned the WICB by the ICC.