Kensington Oval

Kensington Oval in numbers

Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown, West Indies, has staged 55 Tests and 51 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between West Indies and England in 1930, and the most recent international here was in 2026. Its Tests span 90 years and more.

Of the 55 Tests played at Kensington Oval, 18 were drawn (33%), 17 won by the side batting first and 20 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. West Indies have played 55 of those Tests and won 25, lost 12 and drawn or tied 18, a win rate of 45%. The most frequent visitors have been England (17) and Australia (11). The average first-innings total was 482 in the 1950s (4 Tests) and 272 in the 2010s (9 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 10 Tests, against 10 in the 2000s. Shivnarine Chanderpaul has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,477 in 34 innings with 4 hundreds, and Courtney Walsh has taken the most wickets, 53 in 12 Tests. The highest total is West Indies' 749 for 9 in 2009; the lowest completed innings England's 77 in 2019; the highest individual score Hanif Mohammad's 337 against West Indies in 1958; the best bowling Lance Gibbs's 8 for 38 in 1962. The widest margin by runs was West Indies' 381-run win over England in 2019. The closest finish: West Indies won by 1 wicket (1999).

Of the 51 ODIs played at Kensington Oval, sides batting first have won 19 and chasing sides 31; 1 produced no result. Only 38% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. West Indies have played 45 of those ODIs and won 21, lost 24, a win rate of 47%. The most frequent visitors have been England (16) and Australia (12). The average first-innings total was 254 in the 1980s (3 ODIs) and 209 in the 2020s (14 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 16 ODIs, against 14 in the 2020s. Chris Gayle has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 688 in 13 innings with 2 hundreds, and Alzarri Joseph has taken the most wickets, 33 in 14 ODIs. The highest total is England's 364 for 4 in 2019; the lowest completed innings Ireland's 91 in 2007; the highest individual score Adam Gilchrist's 149 against Sri Lanka in 2007; the best bowling Andrew Hall's 5 for 18 in 2007. The widest margin by runs was England's 186-run win over West Indies in 2017. The closest finishes: New Zealand won by 1 wickets (2026) and West Indies won by 1 wicket (2020).

Tests at Kensington Oval

55 Tests, 1930 to 2022. The first was West Indies v England on 11 January 1930: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• West Indies won by 1 wicket (1999)

ODIs at Kensington Oval

51 ODIs, 1985 to 2026. The first was West Indies v New Zealand on 23 April 1985: West Indies won by 112 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• New Zealand won by 1 wickets (2026)
• West Indies won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2020)
• West Indies won by 1 run (D/L method) (2011)
• England won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2007)
• South Africa won by 1 run (2005)
• West Indies won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (1998)

Most recent matches

• New Zealand v West Indies (ODI, 21 July 2026): West Indies won by 2 wickets
• West Indies v New Zealand (ODI, 19 July 2026): New Zealand won by 1 wickets
• England v West Indies (ODI, 6 November 2024): West Indies won by 8 wickets
• England v West Indies (ODI, 9 December 2023): West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) (DLS method)
• India v West Indies (ODI, 29 July 2023): West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 80 balls remaining)
• West Indies v India (ODI, 27 July 2023): India won by 5 wickets (with 163 balls remaining)
• West Indies v New Zealand (ODI, 21 August 2022): New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
• New Zealand v West Indies (ODI, 19 August 2022): New Zealand won by 50 runs (D/L method)
• New Zealand v West Indies (ODI, 17 August 2022): West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 66 balls remaining)
• England v West Indies (Test, 16 March 2022): Match drawn