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| Location | Rose Hall, Guyana | ||||
| Coordinates | 6°14′40″N 57°29′14″W / 6.2445°N 57.4872°W | ||||
| Establishment | c. 1954 | ||||
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| As of 5 March 2019 Source: Ground profile | |||||
The Welfare Centre Ground is a cricket ground in Rose Hall, Guyana.
History
The inaugural first-class cricket match to be played at the ground took place in March 1961, when Berbice played against a touring EW Swanton's XI.[1] British Guiana played Trinidad there in a first-class match in October of the same year.[1] Berbice played first-class matches there until the final of the 1976/77 Jones Cup against Demerara.[1] Between the 1973/74 Shell Shield and the 1985/86 Shell Shield, Guyana played five first-class matches at the ground.[1]
Records
First-class
- Highest team total: 504 by Guyana v Combined Leeward and Windward Islands, 1978/79[2]
- Lowest team total: 128 by Berice v Demerara, 1972/73[3]
- Highest individual innings: 200* by Timur Mohamed for Guyana v Windward Islands, 1985/86[4]
- Best bowling in an innings: 6-57 by Clyde Butts for Guyana v Windward Islands, 1985/86[5]
- Best bowling in a match: 10-129 by Lance Gibbs for Demerara v Berbice, 1972/73[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played on Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Berbice v Demerara, Jones Cup 1972/73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Guyana v Windward Islands, Shell Shield 1985/86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
External links
- Welfare Centre Ground at CricketArchive (subscription required)
6°14′40″N 57°29′14″W / 6.2445°N 57.4872°W
This page was last edited on 16 July 2022, at 12:33