Georgetown Cricket Club (Bourda Oval) (Georgetown)

Guyana / Demerara-Mahaica / Georgetown
 stadium, cricket field
Bourda Oval is a cricket ground in Georgetown, Guyana, belonging to the Georgetown Cricket Club. It did much towards establishing inter-colonial cricket in the 1860s. It was here that the West Indies achieved their first win over England in 1929. It is now used for regional matches and some international matches.

It is used mainly as a practice pitch for international players. All international games are now played at the Providence Stadium.

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See also:
1) www.sawfnews.com/Sports/35637.aspx
2) content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59447.html
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourda
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Coordinates:   6°48'29"N   58°8'59"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago