Kensington Oval – Barbados

The Kensington Oval is steeped in history. Home to the Pickwick Cricket Club since 1882, it hosted international matches since 1895, including in 1930 the first Test played in the West Indies – a high-scoring draw against England.

In preparation for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 the ground was completely reconstructed and played host to the final of the event which was won by Australia.

Barbados is a relatively flat island, rising gently to the central highland region, the highest point being Mount Hillaby, at 1,100 feet above sea level. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, to the east of the other Caribbean islands, having the fortunate effect of pushing it just outside the principal hurricane belt.

The island is 14 miles at its widest point, and about 21 miles long, encompassing 166 square miles. The population is approximately 280,000 and Bridgetown is the capital city.

Guyana National Stadium - Guyana

The stadium was built ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, with the support of the Indian government.
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga took four wickets in four balls in the first ODI ever staged at the stadium, although South Africa eventually won by one wicket, and the venue hosted six matches in total in the 2007 event.

The only Test Match that it has held to date so far was in 2008, when Sri Lanka defeated the home team by 121 runs.

Located on the north east shoulder of the South American mainland, Guyana is the only member nation of the Commonwealth on the Continent and its third smallest country.

Warner Park – St Kitts

Warner Park will play host to the women’s group stages at the ICC World Twenty20 2010.
The ground staged its only Test Match to date in June 2006, between the West Indies and India, and was also the venue for six of the matches during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Arguably the greatest game played there to date was when Australia defeated the West Indies by one run in 2008.
The capacity of the ground is 8,000, which is still sizeable considering that the island is only 69 square miles with a population of 31,880.
The smallest nation in the Americas in both area (101 square miles) and population (42,000), the Federation of St Christopher and Nevis is also the newest, having attained independence from Britain in 1983.

Beausejour Cricket Ground – Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia’s Beausejour Stadium was completed in 2002, and was immediately acclaimed as a benchmark for development of international cricket grounds in the Caribbean. Set in 22 acres beneath the Beausejour hills of Gros Islet, the stadium features a very most modern infrastructure, including four stands, 18 hospitality suites and a well-equipped pavilion.
In 2003 Beausejour became the world’s 88th Test venue with the staging of the first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka. In May 2006 it entered Caribbean history as the first ground in the region to host a day-night match, between Zimbabwe and the West Indies.
At the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 it hosted seven matches, including Australia’s semi-final defeat of South Africa.