The Coolidge Cricket Ground is a

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in Osbourn, Saint George Parish,

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. It was previously known as the Airport Cricket Ground, before it was taken over by American businessman and cricket enthusiast

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, rebuilt in 2004 and named the Stanford Cricket Ground. It was used as one of the many home grounds of the

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and also hosted many

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matches, including both the 2006 & 2008

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tournaments and the 2008 Stanford Super Series. Stanford was convicted of fraud and multiple violations of US securities laws on 6 March 2012 and sentenced to 110 years in prison, and the stadium's name was changed to the Coolidge Cricket Ground in 2016-17 and it resumed staging cricket matches after an eight-year hiatus. The stadium also hosted

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matches for Antigua Barracuda FC of

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from 2011 to 2012. In February 2021, it was selected to host its first official International matches to be played by the West Indies Men's team during Sri Lanka tour of the West Indies. On 3 March 2021,

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became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket, off the bowling of Akila Dananjaya. This ground has hosted many matches of 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

References

External links

Cricinfo.com: Coolidge Cricket Ground profile webpage

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