# Daren Sammy Cricket Ground

The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground, is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia standard seating capacity of 15,000. It was completed in 2002.
Originally named after the Beausejour hills and situated in the outskirts of Rodney Bay, the stadium was completed in 2002 and hosts domestic matches for the Windward Islands cricket team. It staged its first international Test match in 2003 against Sri Lanka and became the first venue in the Caribbean to host a day-night game.
The sporting facility was constructed on 22 acres consisting of about 18 hospitality suites and a pavilion that offers each team its own gym and lounge apart from a balcony and conference room. It is located in the driest area of Saint Lucia, making it most suitable for hosting cricket.
On 21 July 2016, it was formally renamed the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground after Daren Sammy, who captained the West Indies side in winning the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. He also captained the West Indies to victory in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India, making him the second West Indian captain after Clive Lloyd with multiple ICC world championships. One of the stands will also be named in honour of Johnson Charles, who was also part of the side in both 2012 and 2016.
The first international match played at the renamed ground took place on 9 August 2016, when India played the West Indies as part of a four-match Test series.

## Location

The cricket ground is located at the north-eastern end of the tourist resort of Rodney Bay, approximately 6 minutes drive from the town of Gros Islet on the scenic Castries-Gros Islet Highway. The stadium is close to the residential enclaves in Beauséjour and Epouge Bay.

## Facilities

The cricket ground is known for its high standard facilities and is regarded by the West Indies Cricket Board as a standard for current and future venues in the Caribbean. Its outfield, a perfect oval, is predictably lush green. It also became the first international ground in the Caribbean to receive floodlighting with the installation of 6 floodlight towers in 2006, enabling the hosting of day/night matches. In May 2006 it hosted the first ever international Day/Night ODI match in the Caribbean when the West Indies took on Zimbabwe. Due to the unfavourable time zone differences between the Caribbean and the large cricket markets in the far east international day/night matches have been few and far between.
The facility has 18 hospitality suites, a permanent seating capacity of 13,000 with bucket-type seating which can be increased to 20,000 for international matches. There are also two artificial pitches and two turfs for practice and warm-ups.

## Ground statistics
### Regional cricket

* It serves as a home venue for the Windward Islands cricket team along with the Mindoo Philip Park in Castries.

### International cricket

* It has been a venue for all forms of cricket in the West Indies since 2003.

### Cricket records

* First One Day International: West Indies vs New Zealand on 8 June 2002.
* First Test match: West Indies vs Sri Lanka on 20–24 June 2003.
* Highest team score (in Tests)- India (588–8) vs West Indies in 2006.
* Highest team total (in ODIs) – New Zealand( 363–5) vs Canada in 2007.
* Highest team total (in T20Is) – Australia (197–7) vs Pakistan in 2010.
* Best Bowling (in ODIs) – Rashid Khan (7/18) vs West Indies in 2017.
* Hat-tricks (in Test) – Keshav Maharaj vs West Indies in 2021.

## List of centuries

    As of 12 July 2021

### Test centuries

As of July 2021 a total of 18 centuries have been scored in international test cricket on the ground.
Centuries in Men's Test Matches at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground :
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 118 | Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 275 | 1 | West Indies | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
| 2 | 113 | Wavell Hinds | West Indies | 143 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
| 3 | 209 | Brian Lara (1/2) | West Indies | 360 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
| 4 | 113 | Habibul Bashar | Bangladesh | 131 | 1 | West Indies | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
| 5 | 111 | Mohammad Rafique | Bangladesh | 152 | 1 | West Indies | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
| 6 | 141 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 293 | 2 | Bangladesh | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
| 7 | 103* | Khaled Mashud | Bangladesh | 281 | 3 | West Indies | 28 May 2004 | Drawn |
| 8 | 180 | Virender Sehwag | India | 190 | 1 | West Indies | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
| 9 | 146 | Rahul Dravid | India | 234 | 1 | West Indies | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
| 10 | 148* | Mohammed Kaif | India | 243 | 1 | West Indies | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
| 11 | 120 | Brian Lara (2/2) | West Indies | 307 | 3 | India | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
| 12 | 101* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 134 | 3 | Bangladesh | 13 September 2014 | Won |
| 13 | 118 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 297 | 1 | West Indies | 9 August 2016 | Won |
| 14 | 104 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | 227 | 1 | West Indies | 9 August 2016 | Won |
| 15 | 119* | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 186 | 1 | West Indies | 14 June 2018 | Drawn |
| 16 | 122 | Joe Root | England | 225 | 3 | West Indies | 9 February 2019 | Won |
| 17 | 102* | Roston Chase | West Indies | 191 | 4 | England | 9 February 2019 | Lost |
| 18 | 141* | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 170 | 2 | West Indies | 10 June 2021 | Won |

### One-Day International centuries

As of July 2021 a total of seven centuries have been scored in one-day international cricket on the ground.
Centuries in Men's One-Day Internationals at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground :
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 108* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 138 | 2 | New Zealand | 8 June 2002 | Won |
| 2 | 130 | Marcus Trescothick | England | 138 | 1 | West Indies | 1 May 2004 | Lost |
| 3 | 124 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 137 | 2 | Pakistan | 22 May 2005 | Lost |
| 4 | 101 | Lou Vincent | New Zealand | 117 | 1 | Canada | 22 March 2007 | Won |
| 5 | 102 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | 148 | 2 | West Indies | 25 April 2011 | Won |
| 6 | 102 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 70 | 1 | Australia | 23 March 2012 | Won |
| 7 | 106* | Marlon Samuels | West Indies | 104 | 1 | Pakistan | 21 July 2013 | Lost |

## List of five wicket hauls
### Tests

Twelve five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
| 1 | Corey Collymore | 20 June 2003 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1 | 29 | 66 | 5 | 2.27 | Drawn |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 June 2003 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 2 | 50 | 138 | 5 | 2.76 | Drawn |
| 3 | Kemar Roach | 14 September 2014 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 2 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 2.10 | Won |
| 4 | Sulieman Benn | 14 September 2014 | West Indies | Bangladesh | 4 | 32 | 72 | 5 | 2.25 | Won |
| 5 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9 August 2016 | India | West Indies | 2 | 23.4 | 33 | 5 | 1.39 | Won |
| 6 | Miguel Cummins | 9 August 2016 | West Indies | India | 3 | 11 | 48 | 6 | 4.36 | Lost |
| 7 | Shannon Gabriel | 14 June 2018 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1 | 16 | 59 | 5 | 3.68 | Drawn |
| 8 | Shannon Gabriel | 14 June 2018 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 3 | 20.4 | 62 | 8 | 3.00 | Drawn |
| 9 | Mark Wood | 9 February 2019 | England | West Indies | 2 | 8.2 | 41 | 5 | 4.92 | Won |
| 10 | Lungi Ngidi | 10 June 2021 | South Africa | West Indies | 1 | 13.5 | 19 | 5 | 1.37 | Won |
| 11 | Kagiso Rabada | 10 June 2021 | South Africa | West Indies | 3 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 1.7 | Won |
| 12 | Keshav Maharaj | 21 June 2021 | South Africa | West Indies | 4 | 17.3 | 36 | 5 | 2.1 | Won |

### One Day Internationals

Three five wicket hauls in One-Day Internationals have been taken at the venue.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
| 1 | Andrew Flintoff | 2 April 2009 | England | West Indies | 2 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | Won |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 9 June 2017 | Afghanistan | West Indies | 2 | 8.4 | 18 | 7 | 2.07 | Won |
| 3 | Oshane Thomas | 2 March 2019 | West Indies | England | 2 | 5.1 | 21 | 5 | 4.06 | Won |

## Events
### 2007 Cricket World Cup matches

It was one of the venues of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the most important tournament in international cricket, hosting 7 matches, including all 6 Group C matches. New Zealand went the round unbeaten, twice scoring a total beyond 300 runs. The second semi-final between the defending champions Australia and South Africa was played here with an official attendance of 13,875.

### Group matches

* 14 March 2007 (scorecard)
| Canada 199 all out (50 overs) | v | Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) |
* Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 16 March 2007 (scorecard)
| England 209/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 210/4 (41 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 6 wickets Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 18 March 2007 (scorecard)
| England 279/6 (50 overs) | v | Canada 228/7 (50 overs) |
* England won by 51 runs Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 20 March 2007 (scorecard)
| New Zealand 331/7 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 183 all out (49.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 148 runs Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 22 March 2007 (scorecard)
| New Zealand 363/5 (50 overs) | v | Canada 249/9 (49.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 114 runs Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 24 March 2007 (scorecard)
| Kenya 177 all out (43 overs) | v | England 178/3 (33 of 43 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

### Semi-final

* 25 April 2007 Scorecard
| South Africa 149 all out (43.5 overs) | v | Australia 153/3 (31.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

### 2010 World Twenty20 matches

In 2010, the stadium hosted 10 matches of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 along with two other stadiums in Caribbean. Four of the matches were Group stage games, four Super 8 matches and both semi-finals of the tournament (one of the semi-finals due to bad weather preventing matches from being held at the Providence Stadium in Guyana).
The stadium saw the third international Twenty20 century scored by Indian batsman Suresh Raina in the Group match between India and South Africa.

### Group matches

* 1 May 2010 Scorecard
| Pakistan 172/3 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 151/7 (20 overs) |
* Pakistan win by 21 runs. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 1 May 2010 Scorecard
| Afghanistan 115/8 (20 overs) | v | India 116/3 (14.5 overs) |
* India win by 7 wickets. Beausejour Cricket Ground Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 2 May 2010 Scorecard
| India 186/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 172/5 (20 overs) |
* India win by 14 runs. Beausejour cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 2 May 2010 Scorecard
| Australia 191/10 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 157/10 (20 overs) |
* Australia win by 34 runs. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

### Super 8 matches

* 10 May 2010 Scorecard
| Pakistan 148/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 137/7 (20 overs) |
* Pakistan win by 11 runs. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 10 May 2010 Scorecard
| New Zealand 149/6 (20 overs) | v | England 153/7 (19.1 overs) |
* England win by 3 wickets. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 11 May 2010 Scorecard
| India 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 167/5 (20 overs) |
* Sri Lanka win by 5 wickets. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 11 May 2010 Scorecard
| West Indies 105/10 (19 overs) | v | Australia 109/4 (16.2 overs) |
* Australia win by 6 wickets. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

### Semi-finals

* 13 May 2010 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 128/6 (20 overs) | v | England 132/3 (16 overs) |
* England win by 7 wickets. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
* 14 May 2010 Scorecard
| Pakistan 191/6 (20 overs) | v | Australia 197/7 (19.5 overs) |
* Australia win by 3 wickets. Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

## 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

* 15 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard
| Scotland 180/5 (20 overs) | v | Australia 186/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Brandon McMullen 60 (34) Glenn Maxwell 2/44 (4 overs) | | Travis Head 68 (49) Mark Watt 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* England qualified for the Super 8 while Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 16 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 201/6 (20 overs) | v | Netherlands 118 (16.4 overs) |
| Charith Asalanka 46 (21) Logan van Beek 2/45 (4 overs) | | Michael Levitt 31 (23) Nuwan Thushara 3/24 (3.4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 83 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Charith Asalanka (SL)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard
| West Indies 218/5 (20 overs) | v | Afghanistan 114 (16.2 overs) |
| Nicholas Pooran 98 (53) Gulbadin Naib 2/14 (2 overs) | | Ibrahim Zadran 38 (28) Obed McCoy 3/14 (3 overs) |
* West Indies won by 104 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (WI)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.

### Super 8s

* 19 June 2024 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard
| West Indies 180/4 (20 overs) | v | England 181/2 (17.3 overs) |
| Johnson Charles 38 (34) Moeen Ali 1/15 (2 overs) | | Phil Salt 87* (47) Roston Chase 1/19 (3 overs) |
* England won by 8 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Phil Salt (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* 21 June 2024 10:30 UTC−4 Scorecard
| South Africa 163/6 (20 overs) | v | England 156/6 (20 overs) |
| Quinton de Kock 65 (38) Jofra Archer 3/40 (4 overs) | | Harry Brook 53 (37) Keshav Maharaj 2/25 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 7 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 June 2024 10:30 UTC−4 Scorecard
| India 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Australia 181/7 (20 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 92 (41) Mitchell Starc 2/45 (4 overs) | | Travis Head 76 (43) Arshdeep Singh 3/37 (4 overs) |
* India won by 24 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Ind)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first player to hit 200 sixes in T20Is.
* India qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.