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{{Short description|Cricket stadium in St. Kitts and Nevis}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
|       ground_name = Warner Park
|          nickname = 
|             image = Warner_Park_Cricket_Stadium.jpg
|           caption = Warner Park Cricket Stadium
|           country = West Indies
|          location = [[Basseterre]], [[St. Kitts and Nevis]]
|       coordinates = {{coord|17|17|55|N|62|43|19|W|type:landmark|display=title, inline}}
|     establishment = 2006
|  seating_capacity = 8,000
|           tenants = [[Leeward Islands cricket team]]<br>[[St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots]]
|              end1 = Pavilion End
|              end2 = Lozack Road End
|     international = true
|      firsttestdate = 21 June
|      firsttestyear = 2006
|      firsttesthome = West Indies
|      firsttestaway = India
|     lasttestdate = 20 May
|     lasttestyear = 2011
|     lasttesthome = West Indies
|     lasttestaway = Pakistan
|      firstodidate = 23 May
|      firstodiyear = 2006
|      firstodihome = West Indies
|      firstodiaway = India
|       lastodidate = 28 July
|       lastodiyear = 2018
|       lastodihome = West Indies 
|       lastodiaway = Bangladesh
| firstt20idate    = 2 August
| firstt20iyear    = 2009
| firstt20ihome    = West Indies
| firstt20iaway    = Bangladesh
| lastt20idate     = 1 August
| lastt20iyear     = 2022
| lastt20ihome     = West Indies
| lastt20iaway     = India

|     firstwodidate = 4 November 
|     firstwodiyear = 2009
|     firstwodihome = West Indies
|     firstwodiaway = England 
|      lastwodidate = 19 September
|      lastwodiyear = 2014
|      lastwodihome = West Indies
|      lastwodiaway = New Zealand 
|    firstwt20idate = 9 November 
|    firstwt20iyear = 2009
|    firstwt20ihome = West Indies
|    firstwt20iaway = England 
|     lastwt20idate = 27 February 
|     lastwt20iyear = 2012
|     lastwt20ihome = West Indies
|     lastwt20iaway = India 
|             year1 = 1962 – present
|             club1 = [[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leeward Islands]]
|             year2 = 2015 – present
|             club2 = [[St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots]]
|              date = 1 August
|              year = 2022
|            source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/59421.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Warner Park Sporting Complex''' is an athletic facility in [[Basseterre]], [[St. Kitts]], [[St. Kitts and Nevis]].  It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]]. It is named after [[Thomas Warner (explorer)|Sir Thomas Warner]], the explorer who established the first English colony on St. Kitts.

The eastern segment contains the [[cricket]] pitch, pavilion, media centre and seating for 4,000 which can be increased with temporary stands to 10,000 for major events.  The stadium was largely financed by [[Republic of China|Taiwan]] with donations totalling [[United States dollar|$]]2.74 million.  The total project cost US$12 million, half for the cricket [[stadium]] and half for the [[association football|football]] facilities.

The western segment contains the [[association football|football]] stadium, with seating for 3,500. In the northern section of the park, there are three [[tennis]] courts, three [[netball]] / [[volleyball]] courts, the [[Len Harris (cricketer)|Len Harris Cricket Academy]], and a small open savannah, Carnival City, used primarily for hosting Carnival events.

==T20 cricket and the CPL==

The West Indies have generally used Warner Park Stadium to host lower ranked international teams in T20 cricket including matches against Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-23|title=Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre T20 Records|url=https://t20-head-to-head.com/warner-park-stadium-basseterre-t20-records/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=T20 Head to Head|language=en-GB}}</ref> While the West Indies remain unbeaten at this venue against those teams they suffered a couple of crushing defeats against the only other international side to have played T20 cricket here, England, being bowled out for 45 and 71 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=England tour of West Indies, England tour of WI 2018/19 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-wi-2018-19-1158056|access-date=2021-08-24|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> 

In the [[Caribbean Premier League|CPL]], Warner Park plays host to [[St Kitts and Nevis Patriots]] but the stadium has also been used for several of the knockout games as well and in 2021 it due to be used as the single venue for all CPL matches<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dixon|first=Loshaun|date=2021-07-17|title=CPL promises riveting show at Warner Park|url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/cpl-promises-riveting-show-at-warner-park/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=The St Kitts Nevis Observer|language=en-US}}</ref>

The pitch at Warner Park Stadium has a history of favouring teams that bat second in T20 with a strong preference of sides who win the toss to field first.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-23|title=Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre T20 Records|url=https://t20-head-to-head.com/warner-park-stadium-basseterre-t20-records/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=T20 Head to Head|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==List of Five Wicket Hauls==
{{updated|7 January 2020}}
A total of seven five-wicket hauls have been taken at Warner Park, one in a Test match and six in ODIs.
===Test matches===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Warner Park
|- align=center
! No.
! Bowler
! Date
! Team
! Opposing Team
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|Inn
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|O
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|R
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|W
! Result
|- align=center
| 1 || [[Harbhajan Singh]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2006|6|22}}|| {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|44}} || {{nts|147}} || {{nts|5}} || Drawn<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14628/game/239922/west-indies-vs-india-3rd-test-india-tour-of-west-indies-2006 3rd Test, India tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jun 22-26 2006], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.</ref>
|}

===One Day Internationals===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Warner Park
|- align=center
! No.
! Bowler
! Date
! Team
! Opposing Team
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|Inn
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|O
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|R
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|W
! Result
|- align=center
| 1 || [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2008|7|6}}|| {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|7.5}} || {{nts|29}} || {{nts|5}} || Australia won<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14010/game/319147/west-indies-vs-australia-5th-odi-australia-tour-of-west-indies-2008 5th ODI, Australia tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 6 2008], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.</ref>
|- align=center
| 2 || [[Sunil Narine]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|7|16}}|| {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|NZ}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|27}} || {{nts|5}} || West Indies won<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12472/game/560927/west-indies-vs-new-zealand-5th-odi-new-zealand-tour-of-united-states-of-america-and-west-indies-2012 5th ODI, New Zealand tour of United States of America and West Indies at Basseterre, Jul 16 2012], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.</ref>
|- align=center
| 3 || [[Imran Tahir]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|15}}|| {{cr|SA}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|9}} || {{nts|45}} || {{nts|7}} || South Africa won<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8663/game/932859/west-indies-vs-south-africa-6th-match-west-indies-tri-nation-series-2016 6th Match (D/N), West Indies Tri-Nation Series at Basseterre, Jun 15 2016], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-07.</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Warner Park
|- align=center
! No.
! Bowler
! Date
! Team
! Opposing Team
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|Inn
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|O
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|R
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|W
! Result
|- align=center
| 1 || [[Dane van Niekerk]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|11|07}}|| {{crw|SA}} || {{crw|WIN}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|7}} || {{nts|28}} || {{nts|5}} || South Africa won<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12249/game/588493/west-indies-women-vs-south-africa-women-1st-odi-south-africa-women-tour-of-west-indies-2012-13 1st ODI, South Africa Women tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jan 7 2013], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-06.</ref>
|- align=center
| 2 || [[Tremayne Smartt]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|09|12}}|| {{crw|WIN}} || {{crw|NZ}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|24}} || {{nts|5}} || West Indies won<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8674/game/762485/west-indies-women-vs-new-zealand-women-1st-odi-icc-womens-championship-2014-2016-17 1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Basseterre, Sep 12 2014], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-06.</ref>
|- align=center
| 3 || [[Shakera Selman]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|09|17}}|| {{crw|WIN}} || {{crw|NZ}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|15}} || {{nts|5}} || West Indies won<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8674/game/762489/west-indies-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-odi-icc-womens-championship-2014-2016-17 3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Basseterre, Sep 17 2014], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-01-06.</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Test cricket grounds]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.discover-stkitts-nevis-beaches.com/warner-park Warner Park Cricket Stadium Video and Photos]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/1759.html CricketArchive]


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