Mindoo Philip Park
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Mindoo Philip Park is a cricket
stadium located in Castries
, Saint Lucia
. It is a home venue for the Windward Islands cricket team
. However, first class cricket has not been played since 2001 due to the construction of Beausejour Stadium
.
Mindoo Philip Park is also used to stage concerts and Carnival.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
stadium located in Castries
Castries
Castries , population 10,634, aggl. 37,963 , is the capital city of Saint Lucia, a country in the Caribbean. The district with the same name had a population of 61,341 in 2001-05-22, and stretches over an area of ....
, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
. It is a home venue for the Windward Islands cricket team
Windward Islands cricket team
The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. The team plays in the West Indies regional tournament....
. However, first class cricket has not been played since 2001 due to the construction of Beausejour Stadium
Beausejour Stadium
Beausejour Stadium is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 13,000 spectators...
.
Mindoo Philip Park is also used to stage concerts and Carnival.