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Stanford ground to be used for Regional Super50

 
Narper 2017-01-08 13:03:09 

In an effort to bring crowds to the game and make the cricket an intimate affair, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to play all the matches during the Antigua leg of the Regional Super50 at the Sticky Wicket cricket ground in St John’s Antigua.

There will be two groups for the upcoming Regional Super50 cricket series, with one based in Antigua and the other in Barbados. The semi-finals and finals of the tournament will also be played in Antigua.

The Sticky wicket stadium became popular amongst the cricket fraternity when disgraced former billionaire Allen Stanford built and used the venue to host Stanford T20 matches years ago. After his fall from grace the facility just stood there, was not used and left to deteriorate. The final game held at the ground was the US$20 million “Twenty20 for 20”, Stanford Superstars v England, on 1 November 2008.

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Kay 2017-01-08 14:35:22 

While all the big fancy stadiums that other governments invest the people's money in are now becoming grey white elephants.

Remember the promises for recoupling their investments?

 
imusic 2017-01-08 15:23:51 

Make sure Who running sticky wicket get as much revenue as possible with kickbacks to those who made it possible

Sticky wicket indeed. What an appropriate name for this stadium

 
openning 2017-01-08 15:56:06 

In reply to imusic

The Prime Minister was political astute and went against Caricom cricket committee.

lol lol

 
jelfew 2017-01-08 15:59:01 

In reply to imusic

Who owns the stadium? Is it WICB? Did they not buy is as their home?

 
tc1 2017-01-08 17:54:27 

In reply to openning

Why bites the hand that feed u.