Bourda Cricket Ground
| Georgetown Cricket Club | |||||
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| Location | Georgetown, Guyana | ||||
| Establishment | 1884 | ||||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||||
| Owner | Government of Guyana | ||||
| Operator | Guyana Cricket Board | ||||
| Tenants | Guyana cricket team | ||||
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| Regent Street End North Road End |
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| First Test | 21–26 March 1930: West Indies v  England |
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| Last Test | 31 March – 4 April 2005: West Indies v  South Africa |
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| First ODI | 30 March 1988: West Indies v  Pakistan |
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| Last ODI | 7 May 2006: West Indies v  Zimbabwe |
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| As of 16 October 2015 Source: Cricinfo |
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Bourda or Georgetown Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Georgetown, Guyana, used by the Guyanese cricket team for matches with other nations in the Caribbean as well as some Test matches involving the West Indies. The ground is one of the two cricket stadiums in the South American mainland and is uniquely surrounded by a moat for flood-prevention and drainage reasons.
The stadium is located in Bourda in Georgetown, Guyana between Regent Street and North Road, it is home to the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC). The ground is reminiscent of old baseball stadiums, due to its cantilever stands. The Ladies stand is notable, but the more modern, such as the Rohan Kanhai stand, blend in well. The liveliest part of the ground with the ubiquitous music and DJs is at The Mound, an unprotected area. The ground is nicknamed "The Cornerstone".
While the crowd are passionate about their cricket, they are also among the most volatile, with mini riots and pitch invasions not uncommon. The worst incident was in 1979 during a World Series Cricket SuperTest when the pavilion was ransacked and players hid in the changing rooms wearing their helmets for added protection. There would be a similar incident in 1999, when the West Indies, hosted Australia at the ground, with Australia needing 3 to tie and 4 to win off the last ball of the match, there was a full scale pitch invasion with Australian captain Steve Waugh's bat almost being stolen from his grasp and the match deemed a tie, after the West Indies, could not effect a run out, due to the stumps having been stolen after Shane Warne, had made his ground on the second run. Due to the volatile nature of the crowd, the result was not announced until after the players had left the venue.
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