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{{short description|Sports ground in central Luxembourg}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name      = Pierre Werner Cricket Ground
| nickname          = Walferdange Cricket Ground
| image             = Pierre_Werner_Cricket_Ground,_Walferdange,_Luxembourg.jpg
| caption           = Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in 2024
| location          = rue de l'Alzette, [[Walferdange, Luxembourg]]<ref name="loc">[http://www.optimists.cc/location/default.aspx Location] - Optimists Cricket Club</ref>
| coordinates       = 
| broke_ground      = 
| establishment         = 1991
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = [[Optimists Cricket Club]]
| operator          = Optimists Cricket Club
| surface           = Artificial matting on concrete
| construction_cost = 
| architect         = 
| former_names      = Walferdange Cricket Ground
| tenants           = [[Optimists Cricket Club]]<br>[[Luxembourg national cricket team|Luxembourg national team]]
| seating_capacity  = 1000
|              end1 = Bridge End
|              end2 = Pavilion End
|             year1 = 
|             club1 =
| international    = true
| firstt20idate    = 28 August
| firstt20iyear    = 2020
| firstt20ihome    = Luxembourg
| firstt20iaway    = Czech Republic
| lastt20idate     = 25 June
| lastt20iyear     = 2023
| lastt20ihome     = Luxembourg
| lastt20iaway     = Switzerland
|              date = 25 June 2023
|            source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/1226630.html Cricinfo 
}}

The '''Pierre Werner Cricket Ground''', also known as the '''Walferdange Cricket Ground''', is a [[cricket]] [[cricket ground|ground]] in [[Walferdange]], in central [[Luxembourg]]. It is the premier cricket venue in Luxembourg, being the home ground of the country's top club, the [[Optimists Cricket Club]], which plays in the Belgian Cricket League, and of the [[Luxembourgian cricket team|Luxembourg national team]].

The ground was opened in 1991.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110626144407/http://www.cricketeurope2.net/docs/ECC/BROCHURES/2011Division2.pdf ICC European Championship, 2011, Division 2 brochure, p12] Retrieved 7 October 2011</ref> In 2002 the ground was given its present name to commemorate [[Pierre Werner]] (1913–2002), formerly [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] and honorary president of Optimists Cricket Club.<ref>''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 2003 edition, p 1569.</ref> The ground was established on land donated by the [[Walferdange|Walferdange commune]], adjacent to the [[Alzette]] river.<ref name="loc"/>

The ground has hosted matches between the [[Luxembourg national cricket team|Luxembourg national team]] and various other teams, including the [[Belgium national cricket team|Belgium national team]] and the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/111/5555_misc.html Other matches played on Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange] - CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2011.</ref> The heavy use of the ground is illustrated by the programme in 2003, when it "was in use almost every day between mid-April and early October". That year two internationals against France and one against Belgium were played on the ground (though one of the games against France was rained off).<ref>''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 2004 edition, p 1440.</ref> A six-a-side tournament was hosted in 2007.

The ground is the only outdoor venue regularly used for [[cricket in Luxembourg]], with the only other venue being Robert Schuman Oval, located {{cvt|300|m}} over the French border in [[Évrange]].<ref name="lux">[http://www.cricket.lu/grounds.html Grounds] - Luxembourg Cricket Federation</ref> The ground's pitch is artificial matting on concrete.<ref name="lux"/>

The ground hosts a one-week junior training academy each July. In 2010 this was attended by forty boys and girls of all ages, who were coached by a Level 3 coach from the UK and benefited from the ground's "excellent facilities".<ref>''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 2011 edition, p 1185.</ref>

In August 2020, the ground was selected to host the [[2020 Luxembourg T20I Trophy]], a tri-series between Luxembourg, Belgium and the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1780383 |title=Luxembourg set to host official international cricket for the first time |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>

==List of International Centuries==
=== Twenty20 Internationals===

This is the list of centuries scored at the ground in Twenty20 Internationals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;ground=3541;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Centuries - Twenty20 Internationals| work=ESPN Cricinfo| accessdate=30 August 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Inns. !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
|-
| 1 || {{ntsh|1250}} 125*|| [[Shaheryar Butt]] || {{cr|BEL}} || 50 || 1 || {{cr|CZE}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2020|August|29}}  || Won
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Walferdange]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Luxembourg]]