Kensington Oval

The Kensington Oval is a stadium located in the western part of Bridgetown, Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. It has hosted many important and exciting cricket games between local, regional, and international teams during its more than 120-year history.

This article is about the West Indian Test cricket venue. For the Australian cricket ground, see Kensington Oval, Adelaide. For the sports ground in Dunedin, New Zealand, see Kensington Oval, Dunedin.
Not to be confused with Kennington Oval or Kensington Park, Kingston.

Kensington Oval
Kensington Oval during the 2007 Cricket World Cup
Ground information
LocationBridgetown, Barbados
Establishment1871
Capacity11,000
TenantsBarbados Cricket Association (BCA)
Barbados Royals
End names
Malcolm Marshall End
Joel Garner End
International information
First Test11–16 January 1930:
 West Indies v  England
Last Test16–20 March 2022:
 West Indies v  England
First ODI23 April 1985:
 West Indies v  New Zealand
Last ODI9 December 2023:
 West Indies v  England
First T20I20 June 2008:
 West Indies v  Australia
Last T20I12 December 2023:
 West Indies v  England
First WODI25 April 2012:
 West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last WODI22 September 2018:
 West Indies v  South Africa
First WT20I16 May 2010:
 Australia v  New Zealand
Last WT20I22 December 2022:
 West Indies v  England
Team information
Pickwick Cricket Club (1882–2004)
Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) (2004–present)
Barbados Tridents (2013–present)
As of 13 December 2023
Source: Cricinfo
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