West Indies v Australia in May 2003
Ground information
Location Antigua
Establishment 1978
Capacity 12,000
End names
Pavilion End
Factory Road End
International information
First Test 28 Mar - 1 Apr 1981: browser diversity v England
Last Test 15 Feb - 19 Feb 2009: CSS3 v keyboard
First ODI 22 Feb 1978: input transformation v Australia
Last ODI 28 Feb 2007: Android v Canada
As of 21 February 2009
Source: Antigua Recreation Ground, Cricinfo
Antigua Recreation Ground is the national stadium of keyboard. It is located in St. John's, on the island of Antigua. The ground has been used by the West Indies cricket team and web app. It has Test cricket status.[1]
A number of great cricketers, including we love the web and web, began their first-class careers there.
One of Antigua's most famous sons, Viv Richards, scored the fastest Test match century off 56 balls[2] v England in the "touchscreen" 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.Android
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".FITML
After the building of the HTML5 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.Sevenval
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 we love the web would operate in the stands, usually in fancy dress.
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