Pickwick Cricket Club
1871
28,000
Yes, 2009
Malcolm Marshall End, Joel Garner End
Barbados
10:39, Fri Jun 09, 2023 (UTC -0400)
Completely rebuilt in 2006 for the 2007 World Cup
Kensington Oval
 

Records and statistics

West Indies v England - Jan 11-16, 1930 Scorecard
West Indies v England - Mar 16-20, 2022 Scorecard
Test records | Results | High totals | High scores | Most runs | Best bowling | Most wickets | Partnerships | Statsguru
West Indies v New Zealand - Apr 23, 1985 Scorecard
West Indies v New Zealand - Aug 21, 2022 Scorecard
ODI records | Results | High totals | High scores | Most runs | Best bowling | Most wickets | Partnerships | Statsguru
West Indies v Australia - Jun 20, 2008 Scorecard
West Indies v England - Jan 30, 2022 Scorecard
T20I records | Results | High totals | High scores | Most runs | Best bowling | Most wickets | Partnerships | Statsguru
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Profile

The Kensington Oval has been home to Pickwick CC since 1882, and originally a pasture on a plantation 600 yards from the coast, it has grown into one of the most impressive grounds in the Caribbean. The official capacity of the old ground was 15,000, although more were crammed in on occasions. In more recent times, the locals were often outnumbered by tourists (Barbados being a tourism centre) never more so than when England visited. The pitches at Bridgetown are generally fast and bouncy, but generally favour the batsmen.

The ground was closed down at the end of the 2004-05 season and demolished in order that a new stadium could be built at a cost of $135 million in time for the World Cup, with the capacity being raised from 12,500 to 28,000. It was also allocated the final. The process was fraught with problems and the completion date slipped almost by the week.

The venue is steeped in history. It hosted the first England touring side (1895), the first combined West Indies side (against MCC in 1910-11) and was the scene of West Indies' first Test in 1930. The reason for this is mainly geographical - Barbados is the easternmost island in the West Indies and so the first port of call for travellers from Europe. That first Test produced records aplenty, with Andrew Sandham's 325 the first Test triple hundred (in 1920 Tim Tarilton had hit the first triple century in West Indies on the ground).

The ground was demolished and rebuilt at the end of the 2004-05 season as part of a redevelopment effort ahead of the 2007 World Cup.


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Fixtures

2023
Mon Jul 31 (20 ovs)
Women's Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals Women v Guyana Amazon Warriors Women
Wed Aug 2 (20 ovs)
Women's Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals Women v Trinbago Knight Riders Women
Thu Aug 3 (20 ovs)
Women's Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals Women v Guyana Amazon Warriors Women
Wed Aug 30 (20 ovs)          
19:00 local | 23:00 GMT
19:00 EDT | 18:00 CDT | 16:00 PDT
Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals v Trinbago Knight Riders
Thu Aug 31 (20 ovs)          
19:00 local | 23:00 GMT
19:00 EDT | 18:00 CDT | 16:00 PDT
Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals v Jamaica Tallawahs
Sat Sep 2 (20 ovs)
10:00 local | 14:00 GMT
10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
Caribbean Premier League
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs
Sat Sep 2 (20 ovs)          
20:00 local | 00:00 GMT
20:00 EDT | 19:00 CDT | 17:00 PDT
Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals v St Lucia Kings
Sun Sep 3 (20 ovs)
10:00 local | 14:00 GMT
10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
Caribbean Premier League
Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders
Sun Sep 3 (20 ovs)          
20:00 local | 00:00 GMT
20:00 EDT | 19:00 CDT | 17:00 PDT
Caribbean Premier League
Barbados Royals v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Sat Dec 9 (50 ovs)
3rd ODI - West Indies v England
Tue Dec 12 (20 ovs)
1st T20I - West Indies v England
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The umpires and the ground staff take shelter under an umbrella while waiting for the rain to clear , West Indies vs Pakistan, 1st T20I, Bridgetown, July 28, 2021
The umpires and the ground staff take shelter under an umbrella while waiting for the rain to clear
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No play: the game was postponed moments before the first ball, West Indies vs Australia, 2nd ODI, Barbados, July 22, 2021
No play: the game was postponed moments before the first ball
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A general view of the Kensington Oval in Barbados, West Indies v England, 1st Test, Barbados, 4th day, January 26, 2019
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