Bermuda National Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports complex in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda, just to the east of the capital,

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. The stadium was built on what was once a field used as a parade and sporting ground within Prospect Camp. The track had experienced

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's performance in the

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, where he broke the World Junior Record with a time of 19.93 seconds.

Football

The main stadium is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 8,500. The stadium was used by the

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of the

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Cricket

Located just north of the National Stadium is a

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ground of the same name which is used by the

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. The first recorded cricket match on the ground came in 1955 when E. W. Swanton's XI played Bermuda. It held its first first-class match when the

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played Bermuda as part of their tour of the West Indies. The match, which marked Bermuda's debut in first-class cricket, ended in a victory for the New Zealanders by an innings and 31 runs. Thirty-two years later the ground held its next first-class match, involving Bermuda and the

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in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup. Four further first-class matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Bermuda play the

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in the 2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Shield. The ground hosted its first

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match in 2009, when Bermuda played

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in a three match series. Two further List A matches were played in a two match series against the United Arab Emirates in 2010. The series against the United Arab Emirates also saw two

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matches played there. With Bermuda's relegation from 2011 World Cricket League Division Two, the return of senior cricket to the ground is for the foreseeable future some way off. The pitch at the ground often cited controversy due to its poor quality, meaning when Bermuda had

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status they were the only Associate with that status which did not have an ODI accredited ground. In August 2019, the venue was selected as one of the two grounds to host matches in the Regional Finals of the

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tournament. However, mid-way through the tournament, the pitch was deemed to be unsuitable, and the matches scheduled to be played at the stadium were moved to White Hill Field.

References

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