West IndiesTest and ODI ground1999 to 2022
National Cricket Stadium
St George's, West Indies
National Cricket Stadium in numbers
National Cricket Stadium, in St George's, West Indies, has staged 4 Tests and 24 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Australia and West Indies in 1999, and the most recent international here was in 2022. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Queen's Park (New) (1999 to 2003) and National Cricket Stadium (2004 to 2022).
Of the 4 Tests played at National Cricket Stadium, 1 was drawn (25%), 0 won by the side batting first and 3 by the side batting second. West Indies have played 4 of those Tests and won 1, lost 2 and drawn or tied 1, a win rate of 25%. Chris Gayle has made more Test runs here than anyone, 204 in 1 innings with 1 hundred, and Kemar Roach has taken the most wickets, 11 in 3 Tests. The highest total is West Indies' 470 in 2002; the highest individual score Chris Gayle's 204 against New Zealand in 2002; the best bowling Kemar Roach's 6 for 48 in 2009.
Of the 24 ODIs played at National Cricket Stadium, sides batting first have won 9 and chasing sides 14; 1 produced no result. Only 39% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. West Indies have played 18 of those ODIs and won 10, lost 7 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 56%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (7) and South Africa (4). The average first-innings total was 227 in the 2000s (15 ODIs) and 243 in the 2010s (7 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 15 ODIs, against 7 in the 2010s. Chris Gayle has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 448 in 11 innings with 1 hundred, and Dwayne Bravo has taken the most wickets, 17 in 8 ODIs. The highest total is England's 418 for 6 in 2019; the lowest completed innings Bangladesh's 70 in 2014; the highest individual score Chris Gayle's 162 against England in 2019; the best bowling Dwayne Bravo's 6 for 43 in 2013. The widest margin by runs was Australia's 215-run win over New Zealand in 2007.
Tests at National Cricket Stadium
4 Tests, 2002 to 2022. The first was New Zealand v West Indies on 28 June 2002: match drawn.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 305 |
| 2010s | 1 | 299 |
| 2020s | 1 | 204 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 1 | 204 | 1 |
| Joe Root | England | 3 | 187 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | New Zealand | 2 | 176 | 1 |
| Mark Richardson | New Zealand | 2 | 166 | 0 |
| Gary Ballance | England | 2 | 158 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | West Indies | 3 | 11 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 1 | 8 |
| Kyle Mayers | West Indies | 1 | 7 |
| Enamul Haque jnr | Bangladesh | 1 | 6 |
| Daren Sammy | West Indies | 1 | 6 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 470
- Lowest completed total
- 120
- Highest score
- 204 · Chris Gayle
- Best bowling
- 6/48 · Kemar Roach
ODIs at National Cricket Stadium
24 ODIs, 1999 to 2020. The first was Australia v West Indies on 14 April 1999: Australia won by 46 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 288 |
| 2000s | 15 | 227 |
| 2010s | 7 | 243 |
| 2020s | 1 | 203 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 11 | 448 | 1 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | West Indies | 7 | 326 | 1 |
| Darren Bravo | West Indies | 6 | 293 | 1 |
| Wavell Hinds | West Indies | 4 | 263 | 2 |
| Darren Lehmann | Australia | 3 | 260 | 2 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 8 | 17 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 9 | 12 |
| Sunil Narine | West Indies | 5 | 8 |
| Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 4 | 7 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 2 | 7 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 418/6
- Lowest completed total
- 70
- Highest score
- 162 · Chris Gayle
- Best bowling
- 6/43 · Dwayne Bravo
- Biggest win by runs
- 215 runs
Most recent matches
- England v West Indies (Test, 24 March 2022): West Indies won by 10 wickets
- Ireland v West Indies (ODI, 12 January 2020): West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 64 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- England v West Indies (ODI, 27 February 2019): England won by 29 runs
- West Indies v England (ODI, 25 February 2019): No result (abandoned with a toss)
- West Indies v England (Test, 21 April 2015): England won by 9 wickets
- West Indies v Bangladesh (ODI, 22 August 2014): West Indies won by 177 runs
- Bangladesh v West Indies (ODI, 20 August 2014): West Indies won by 3 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)
- Zimbabwe v West Indies (ODI, 26 February 2013): West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
- Zimbabwe v West Indies (ODI, 24 February 2013): West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- West Indies v Zimbabwe (ODI, 22 February 2013): West Indies won by 156 runs
Names in the scorecards
Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.
| Name | Used |
|---|---|
| Queen's Park (New) | 1999 to 2003 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 2004 to 2022 |
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 4 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 24 scorecards at this ground
- Figures computed with scripts/build-archive-derived.ts over the scorecards