The Desmond Haynes Oval (formerly known as the Carlton Club Ground) is a cricket and football ground in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Desmond Haynes Oval
Carlton Club Ground
Ground information
LocationBridgetown, Barbados
Coordinates13°07′25″N 59°37′33″W / 13.1237°N 59.6257°W / 13.1237; -59.6257
Establishment1940
Capacity3,000[1]
Team information
Barbados (2005/06–2006/07)
As of 22 April 2022
Source: Ground profile

History

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The Oval was established in 1940, with the foundation of the Carlton Club to cater for the lower-middle class White Barbadians.[2] Named for the Barbadian cricketer Desmond Haynes, for much of its history the Oval has exclusively hosted matches in club cricket. This change in 1996, when the Oval had been due to host Barbados and a touring Free State side in a List A one-day match in 1996, but the match was abandoned. In 2005, it was a venue for two matches in the 2005–06 KFC Cup between the Leeward Islands and Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana and the Windward Islands.[3] With the Kensington Oval undergoing refurbishment to host matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Barbados had to play their home matches in 2006 at various outgrounds across Barbados. The Oval was chosen as one such venue, hosting two first-class matches against Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.[4] The following season, Barbados played two one-day matches there in the 2006–07 KFC Cup. In 2014, the Sagicor High Performance Centre played a one-day match at the Oval against a touring Bangladesh A side.[3]

As a football venue, the Oval is used by the Carlton Club's football section.[1]

Records

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First-class

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  • Highest team total: 319 all out by Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–06[5]
  • Lowest team total: 147 all out by Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, as above[5]
  • Highest individual innings: 115 by Lendl Simmons for Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, as above[6]
  • Best bowling in an innings: 5-36 by Mervyn Dillon for Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, as above[5]
  • Best bowling in a match: 8-65 by Mervyn Dillion, as above[5]

List A

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Desmond Haynes Oval". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sandiford, Keith A. P. (1998). Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados. Press University of the West Indies. p. 20. ISBN 9789766400460.
  3. ^ a b "List A Matches played on Carlton Club Ground, Bridgetown (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Carlton Club Ground, Bridgetown (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, Carib Beer Cup 2005/06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Carlton Club Ground, Bridgetown - Centuries in first-class cricket". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Carlton Club Ground, Bridgetown - Highest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Guyana v Windward Island, KFC Cup 2005/06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Carlton Club Ground, Bridgetown - Centuries in List A matches". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Barbados v Leeward Islands, KFC Cup 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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13°07′25″N 59°37′33″W / 13.1237°N 59.6257°W / 13.1237; -59.6257