Trelawny Stadium is a

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in Trelawny,

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that was completed in 2007. It has a capacity of 25,000 people. It was built under an agreement between

and the

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, that saw the PRC Government put up at least US$30-million needed for the project. It is mostly used for

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. The stadium hosted warm-up matches during the

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, as well as the opening ceremony of the championship, but has not hosted an official international cricket match. The stadium has also been used by the

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as a second venue. The ''Reggae Boyz'' played a World Cup qualifier here against the

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in 2008 and the stadium hosted group matches in the

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. The ground hosted its first international cricket matches when

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took on England women's cricket team in two

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at the stadium. This was the first major event post

. In December 2019,

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(CWI) confirmed that the venue would host matches in the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, after a gap of eleven years. The stadium also hosts shows and concerts, as the Jamaica blues festival with guests like

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in 2012 for example.

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