‘They just marked the crease, put the stumps in, and that's it.’
Former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose has described the pitch used for the 2026 West Indies Championship second-round contest between the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force as “terrible.”
During a scathing assessment of the events that led to Leeward Islands’ Jeremiah Louis being struck on the helmet while facing pacer Jayden Seales on Tuesday’s third day, Ambrose revealed that both teams had concerns regarding the condition of the wicket heading into the game.
“That game was abandoned two days late,” Ambrose told the Mason and Guest panel. “When I arrived at the stadium on Sunday morning, I looked at the pitch and immediately had my concerns. The pitch looked like it wasn't prepared.”
Ambrose, who is currently Bowling Consultant/Selector of the Hurricanes team, says he shared his reservations about the “looks” of the surface with other members of the Hurricanes camp but admitted they “would not know for sure” until it was in use.
