Antigua Recreation Ground

Antigua Recreation Ground is the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in St. John's, on the island of Antigua. The ground has been used by the West Indies cricket team and Antigua and Barbuda national football team. It had Test cricket status.Cricinfo It was also known as the Old Recreation Ground, or the Old Rec.A number of great cricketers, including Andy Roberts and Richie Richardson, began their first-class careers there.

One of Antigua's most famous sons, Viv Richards, scored the fastest Test match century off 56 balls, that record was recently equalled by Misbah-ul-haq of Pakistan. against England in the "Blackwash" series of 1986 at the Recreation Ground. It was also where Brian Lara twice set the record for highest individual Test innings, scoring 375 in 1994 and the current record of 400 not out in 2004, both times against England.

In May 2003 the West Indies completed the highest ever successful run chase in Test Cricket at the ARG, making 418/7 against Australia in their fourth innings to win by 3 wickets.

Antigua is considered to be a good wicket on which to bat – hard and dry whilst not offering much bounce or movement to bowlers. This is colloquially known as a "featherbed".

After the building of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium for the 2007 World Cup, no further Test cricket was expected at the Recreation Ground. However, due to the abandonment of the Second Test between West Indies v England on 13 February 2009 after just ten balls (due to an unfit outfield), an extra Test, called the Third Test, began at the Antigua Recreation Ground on 15 February 2009, despite concerns about the dilapidated condition of the stadium.

Like many other cricket grounds in the Caribbean, the Antigua Recreation Ground traditionally hosts a variety of off the field entertainment, particularly music, both live and recorded, during breaks in play. For many years, an entertainer called Gravy would operate in the stands, usually in fancy dress.

List of five-wicket hauls A total of 16 five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches on the ground. + Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Antigua Recreation Ground No. Bowler Date Team Opposing TeamInnORW Result 1 Colin Croft Drawn4th Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Mar 27 – Apr 1 1981, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 2 Carl Rackemann West Indies won4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 7–11 1984, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 3 Joel Garner West Indies won 4 Ian Bishop West Indies won5th Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 12–16 1990, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 5 Waqar Younis Drawn3rd Test, Pakistan tour of West Indies at St John's, May 1–6 1993, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 6 Courtney Walsh Drawn2nd Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 8–13 1995, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 7 Curtly Ambrose Drawn2nd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 27 – May 2 1996, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 8 Danny Morrison Drawn 9 Curtly Ambrose West Indies won4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 3–7 1999, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 10 Muttiah Muralitharan West Indies won 11 Curtly Ambrose Australia won 12 Courtney Walsh West Indies won3rd Test, Pakistan tour of West Indies at St John's, May 25–29 2000, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 13 Wasim Akram West Indies won 14 Wasim Akram West Indies won 15 Jermaine Lawson West Indies won4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, May 9–13 2003, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 16 Graeme Swann Drawn3rd Test, England tour of West Indies at St John's, Feb 15–19 2009, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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