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  WORLD CUP OF CRICKET 2007
11Mar - 28Apr
 
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  Super 8 Stage
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The World Cup of Cricket 2007 in Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain

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Introduction
Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is the largest cricket ground in the West Indies. It has been a host to more test matches than in any other ground in the Caribbean. It has also been chosen to host several matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The Queens Park Cricket Club privately owns Queens Park Oval that has seating for about 30,000 people.

This stadium was formerly known as St Clair Oval. It does not have floodlights. The end names are Pavilion End and Media Center End. Its pitch type remains grassy since the year 1954.

Contests at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain
Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain held its first test between West Indies and England from February 1-6, 1930, and the last test was West Indies vs. South Africa from April 8-12, 2005. The first One Day International (ODI) was between West Indies and India on March 9, 1983, and the last ODI was West Indies vs. India on May 28, 2006.

Records at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain
At Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, the highest test inning score was 681, West Indies vs. England. The lowest test inning total was 46, England vs. West Indies in 1993-94. Sunil Gavaskar had scored 220 runs against West Indies in 1970-71. As far as the ODIs are considered, the highest score was 338-7 Zimbabwe vs. Bermuda in 2006. The ODI lowest score was 75, Canada vs. Zimbabwe. Brian Lara had scored the highest 146 runs against New Zealand in 1995-96. The highest partnership was of CB Lambert and Brian Lara between West Indies vs. England in 1997-98. In 2002, SB Styris took 6 wickets giving 25 runs in a match between New Zealand and West Indies.

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