Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground

Location: St. Augustine Trinidad & Tobago
Matches: warm up matches

Profile
The Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground is the premier cricket stadium in Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
The stadium is situated at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus in Trinidad replaced the Brian Lara Stadium as a warm-up venue for World Cup.

This ground, along with Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre, were the two settings thought-out in place of the Brian Lara Stadium at Tarouba. The ground was chosen mainly because of the remarkable condition of the pitch and outfield.

A sum of $1.5 million had been requested from the government budget and was authorised for the refurbishment of the Sir Frank Worrell Ground.
Date (March 2007)
Match
Between
Monday 5
Warm-up matches
Ireland v South Africa
Tuesday 6
Warm-up matches
Canada v Pakistan
Thursday 8
Warm-up matches
Canada v Ireland
Friday 9
Warm-up matches
Pakistan v South Africa

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