Everest Cricket Club Ground
Ground information
LocationGeorgetown, Guyana
Coordinates6°49′25″N 58°09′22″W / 6.8235°N 58.1561°W / 6.8235; -58.1561
Establishment1928
Team information
Guyana (1996/97–2005/06)
As of 16 February 2022
Source: Ground profile

Everest Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Georgetown, Guyana.

History

The ground was established in 1928, when the Everest Cricket Club relocated from their original Queenstown ground and acquired a lease on what was swampy land located a short distance from the ocean. The swampy land was quickly transformed into a cricket ground with a sizeable pavilion, with the ground being formally opened on 30 April 1928 by the Governor of British Guiana Cecil Hunter-Rodwell[1] The ground was due to host its inaugural first-class match in the 1996–97 Red Stripe Cup between Guyana and Jamaica, but the match was abandoned.[2] Therefore, the inaugural first-class match played there was between Guyana and a touring England XI in February 1998; since that match, a further four first-class matches were played at the ground, three of which hosted the touring South Africans, Indians and Australians.[3] In addition to hosting first-class matches, the ground also hosted nine List A one-day matches between 1998 and 2011, mostly in the capacity of a neutral venue in the West Indian domestic one-day tournament.[4] During the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the ground was one of two practice venues in Guyana.[1] The ground was one of the venues for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, hosting two matches.[5]

Records

First-class

List A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "History about Everest". www.ccgy.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Guyana v Jamaica, Red Stripe Cup 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "List A Matches played on Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Under-19 World Cup Matches played on Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Carib Beer XI v Australians, 2002/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Guyana Board President's XI v Indians, 2001/02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Guyana v England XI, 1997/98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown - Highest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Combined Campuses and Colleges v United States of America, West Indies Cricket Board Cup 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

6°49′25″N 58°09′22″W / 6.8235°N 58.1561°W / 6.8235; -58.1561

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