From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bermuda National Stadium
Bermuda National Stadium
Bermuda National Stadium is a multi-purpose sports some way off. The pitch at the ground often cited con-
complex in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda, just to the east troversy due to its poor quality, meaning when Bermuda
of the capital, Hamilton. had One Day International status they were the only As-
sociate with that status which did not have an ODI ac-
Football credited ground.[8]
The main stadium is currently used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 8,500. The stadium is used
References
by the Bermuda Hogges of the United Soccer Leagues Se- [1] World Stadiums - Bermuda National Stadium
cond Division.[1][2] [2] http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/bermuda/
bermuda_national_stadium/5263.php
Cricket [3] "Other matches played on National Stadium,
Hamilton". CricketArchive.
National Stadium http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/
Ground information Grounds/6/249_misc.html. Retrieved 8 October
2011.
Location Hamilton, Bermuda
[4] "Bermuda v New Zealanders, 1971/72".
Establishment 1956 (first recorded match) CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/
Archive/Scorecards/32/32274.html. Retrieved 8
October 2011.
Domestic team information [5] "First-Class Matches played on National Stadium,
Bermuda (1956–) Hamilton". CricketArchive.
http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/
As of 8 October 2011
Grounds/6/249_f.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
Source: Ground profile
[6] "List A Matches played on National Stadium,
Hamilton". CricketArchive.
Located just north of the National Stadium is a cricket
http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/
ground of the same name which is used by the Bermuda
Grounds/6/249_a.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
cricket team. The first recorded cricket match on the
[7] "Twenty20 Matches played on National Stadium,
ground came in 1955 when E. W. Swanton’s XI played
Hamilton". CricketArchive.
Bermuda.[3] It held its first first-class match when the
http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/
New Zealanders played Bermuda as part of their tour of
Grounds/6/249_tt.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
the West Indies. The match, which marked Bermuda’s de-
[8] "Bermuda await inspection on national ground".
but in first-class cricket, ended in a victory for the New
ESPNcricinfo. 21 March 2008.
Zealanders by an innings and 31 runs.[4] Thirty-two years
http://www.espncricinfo.com/bermuda/content/
later the ground held its next first-class match, involv-
story/343399.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
ing Bermuda and the United States in the 2004 Intercon-
Coordinates: 32°18′2″N 64°46′11″W / 32.30056°N
tinental Cup. Four further first-class matches have been
64.76972°W / 32.30056; -64.76972
held on the ground, the last of which saw Bermuda play
the United Arab Emirates in the 2009-10 ICC Interconti-
nental Shield.[5]
The ground hosted its first List A match in 2009, when
Bermuda played Uganda in a three match series. Two fur-
ther List A matches were played in a two match series
against the United Arab Emirates in 2010.[6] The series
against the United Arab Emirates also saw two Twenty20
matches played there.[7] With Bermuda’s relegation from
2011 World Cricket League Division Two, the return of
major cricket to ground is for the foreseeable future
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