queen park oval queen park oval sports stadium trinidad privately owned queen currently largest capacity cricket ground west_indies seating hosted test matches ground caribbean hosted number day international matches including world series cricket games matches cricket world cup trinidad cricket team play home matches ground home ground caribbean team trinidad considered players journalists critics picturesque cricket venues ground hosted test match february england toured caribbean previously hosted class tours early tour lord pavilion dates extensive renovations 1950s prior world cup following earthquake concrete stand renamed constantine stand recognition west_indies cricketer match ground played march international main cricket stadium facility includes gym indoor outdoor cricket practice nets courts outdoor tennis courts cricket field host domestic international football matches music events history early years queen leased queen park oval moving home queen park savannah existed founding natural soil ground prevented turf wickets laid damage caused mole inhabited club moved new ground laid pitch clay wicket prepared popular venue capacity constructed highest caribbean ground profitable owning cricket club match recorded took place january lord touring party team queen park oval club match draw saw ground century counted class days later february ground maiden class fixture took place trinidad lord home team won runs teams met oval february trinidad victorious touring played queen park february game drawn decades 20th century private queen park oval exclusive cricket ground club records white wealthy black man queen park rare usually anonymous queens park club big shot local cricket island touring matches cricket ground years contributed growth cricket island trial matches held weekends tour progress local talent invited play april trinidad played barbados based led early domestic west indian fixture matches taking place final barbados taking place queen park oval frequent decade 20th century tour games lord ground hosted finals toured west_indies matches played total trinidad queen park oval tours february played combined west_indies cricket team playing earliest matches representative fourth scored west indian innings took wicket haul took slid heavy defeat match west_indies taken place queen park oval cricket largely interrupted world war normal practice resumed ground hosting finals test matches february queen park oval hosted test match second test tour west indies saw england defeat west indies thanks largely century england captain double century ground hosted second test tour started january time west_indies recorded test match victory ground defeating england runs tests ground hosted class matches tour continuing host matches including finals outbreak world war halted test cricket ground tour domestic cricket continued represented year war years queen park oval hosted class games trinidad barbados international cricket return ground returned played trinidad twice ground lead post war test queen park oval february england drew west indies despite centuries west indian original pavilion replaced tier structure extensive renovation ground india toured west_indies played tests ground oval hosted england home team scored remains highest team score ground scored runs second double centuries scored oval following knock aforementioned tour india final match played clay surface laid greater effort prepare turf wickets attempt balance batting bowling oval advanced techniques introduced new pitch laid later year ground hosted second test australian tour pakistan came followed england years later january tour england faced west_indies oval batting strong home crowd day west_indies fell loss crowd began throw bottles pitch ran field general disorder spread game halted called match dramatic test matches years labelled disorder unfortunate remarkable remarking situation bad riot developed officials ground west_indies team governor trinidad match resumed england went victory took series india returned west indies played tests oval cup competition held queen park oval onwards regional day competition began ground hosting trinidad home games competitions australia returned ground second fifth tests tour saw heavy west indian defeat series victorious called series unofficial championship world west indian class domestic tournament renamed continued ground winter england returned january match queen park oval generous declaration allowed england win level series followed india tour india victorious time west_indies caribbean score indian queen park oval test match remains highest score player ground total centuries ground player bowling analysis west indian tour remains best bowling analysis queen park oval new_zealand returned winter followed australian tour winter west indian begun experience difficulties final years 1960s indian defeat come defeats away australia england played australia tour lost fourth test fell wicket defeat dismissed second innings aggressive fast inspired west indian captain bring team men similar virtues indian tour west_indies queen park oval hosted second tests west indians played games india played draw win second fixtures victory second involved record run fourth innings chase west_indies total domestic cricket cup renamed cup continued feature queen park oval day cricket matches begun west_indies queen park oval hosted inaugural match trinidad windward_islands february games hosted ground season pakistan toured west_indies time hosts major force world cricket decade team win lose tests second pakistan tour queen park oval west indians comfortable took thanks supported roberts success came tests australia ground saw heavy west indian victories test series saw australia routed innings defeat hosts innings runs wicket haul fourth test series queen park oval ensured west indian victory world series cricket commencing west_indies tour held queen park oval centuries australian team secured victory queen park oval hosted england saw west indian victory innings followed draw india day international ground took place india west_indies march hosts taking comfortable victory australia new_zealand england visited ground test games poorly decade ended tours pakistan india mixed matches entitled red stripe cup new west indian domestic class competition following return pakistan england toured west_indies winter teams met march queen park oval england reduced remains lowest total test match ground wickets remains successful bowler west indian decline world cup late 1990s west indian team begun decline defeated australia series test played queen park oval matches ground hosted tests tour england second february saw west indies defeated england west indian captain match went leading run scorer queen park oval matches hold record highest score west_indies lost heavily australia ground margin runs opening test series set tone host team visiting australians retirement hampered west indian efforts defeated queen park oval south_africa march india august likewise defeated matches ground sides west_indies dropped eighth test rankings heavy loss queen park oval england amid complaints quality pitch england players west_indies suffered hands south_africa matches played ground west indies chosen hosts cricket world cup queen park oval selected venues renovation work commenced immediately prepare ground matches suffered labour shortages hampered efforts construction workers new stands queen park oval constructed event initially expressed concerns ground ready time development director stating earthquake late february measured magnitude scale caused damaged fledgling stands work completed december dragged spring following year opening matches competition start march new pavilion unveiled time matches ground celebrated venue west_indies world host test matches ceremony open new stands tournament gotten underway group matches played queen park oval teams bermuda india bangladesh sri_lanka matches included score india bermuda march remains highest total queen park oval final stage games played ground super stages played providence stadium sir richards stadium years tests following end world cup queen park oval sporadic international cricket test matches recent june new_zealand test matches allocated ground prompted reaction trinidad president stated need test matches young developing players taste best form game arrest christopher subsequent social unrest deteriorating security situation kingston jamaica 1st south_africa west_indies test match initially allotted relocated trinidad years following world cup queen park oval missed hosting ground hosted july matches including final tri series included sri_lanka india played period time ground host international england match hosts defeated england comfortably thanks largely score balls leaves date highest scorer prolific run maker ground ground hosted february india played ground hosts domestic class list matches trinidad advent new title sponsor west_indies domestic competition trinidad chosen venue matches year period ground hosted matches formation caribbean premier league given new tenant trinidad ground hosted league matches seasons semifinals finals editions season host home matches riders replaced tournament ownership changed facilities pitch preparation world cup significant renovations took place oval provision new facilities buildings upgrades existing infrastructure according review new ground eve world cup featured library museum space ground floor class health spa gymnasium restaurant facilities entertainment centre satellite ground crowd capacity day night cricket supported presence hosted towers ground structures oval include constantine stand known particular crowds located perpendicular pitch stand named west indian batsman republic bank stand named structure called demolished health safety considerations suffering structural decay weakening steel replacement constructed significantly reducing existing capacity stadium pitch ends renamed honour queen park trinidad player turf early years mole caused damage original pitch laid directly natural soil soon ground purchased pitch clay laid wicket study cricket pitches ruled clay pitches lacking calcium ideal cricket play queen park oval clay surface suited batting score double centuries consecutive series year prompted laying turf wicket attempt balance batting bowling metre wide metre long pitches dug depth meter work supported second study australia argued turf wickets likely lead balanced cricket games oval inaugural test january overall batting average ground dropped installation new pitch year new pitch according report known peculiar playing characteristics matches giving help spin australian test bowler believed new pitch certainly helpful spin bowling england captain negative batting pitch england tour biography playing fire pitch described media australian tour slightly damp appearance rain dry records test matches batting highest total west_indies england lowest total england west_indies march runs west indian highest score indian april centuries indian bowling wickets west indian best bowling figures innings west indian best bowling figures match south african day batting highest total india bermuda march lowest total canada runs west indian highest score west indian centuries west indian bowling wickets west indian best bowling figures innings new scott batting highest total india west_indies june lowest total west_indies february runs west indian march highest score west indian march bowling wickets west indian best bowling figures innings west indian
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