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Elquemedo Willett Park
Elquemedo T. Willett Park, known as Grove Park until 2010, is a sporting complex in Charlestown, the capital of the Caribbean island of Nevis. The venue's primary use is as a cricket ground, and it serves as a home ground for both the Nevis and Leeward Islands cricket teams (and historically also for the Combined Islands side).
==History==
Cricket was introduced to Nevis (and the other members of the British Leeward Islands colony) in the late 19th century. Nevisians had represented Saint Kitts in the Hesketh Bell Shield (later known as the Leeward Islands Tournament) from its establishment in 1913, and Grove Park was frequently used for matches in that competition after Nevis was admitted separately in 1949.〔(2 July 2013). ("100 YEARS OF LEEWARD ISLANDS CRICKET" ) – West Indies Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕〔(Other matches played on Grove Park, Charlestown ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕 The inaugural match played on the ground came in January 1977, when the Leeward Islands team played its annual fixture against the Windward Islands. Another Leewards–Windwards game was hosted in March 1979, during the 1979–80 season, and the following season the ground hosted its first Shell Shield game, with the Combined Islands playing Guyana. First-class fixtures became more common after the Leewards and Windwards teams were admitted separately to the Shell Shield for the 1980–81 season.〔(First-class matches played on Grove Park, Charlestown ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕 In the seasons where no four-day match was played at Grove Park, a fixture in the West Indian domestic one-day competition was generally played instead.〔(List A matches played on Grove Park, Charlestown ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕
During a Busta Cup match at Grove Park in February 2001, Ryan Hinds, playing for Barbados against the Leeward Islands, took 9/68, which as of May 2015 remains a record for West Indian first-class cricket.〔Rick Eyre (11 February 2001). ("Ryan Hinds sets new WI regional bowling record" ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕 Another notable match played at the ground was the game between the Leeward Islands and Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) during the 2008–09 season. Both teams posted first-innings totals of over 500 runs, and each side had a player who scored a double century – Omar Phillips made 20 for CCC, and Runako Morton scored 231, a ground record, for the Leewards.〔(Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges ), Regional Four Day Competition 2008/09 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕 That match was the second first-class game played at Grove Park during that season, the first and only time that has occurred. The most recent first-class game at the ground was played in January 2010, a neutral fixture between CCC and Barbados.〔 The ground remains the only venue on Nevis to have hosted first-class matches.〔(Grounds in Nevis in West Indies ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕
In July 2010, Grove Park was renamed in honour of Elquemedo Willett, the first Nevisian to play for the West Indies. The renaming ceremony was a major event for the island, with several members of the Nevis Island Administration participating, including the Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry.〔("Grove Park Renamed in Cricketer’s Honour" ) – Nevis Island Administration. Retrieved 19 May 2015.〕 Outside of cricket, the venue has hosted football and athletics tournaments at both national and regional levels.〔Jaedee Caines (14 October 2005). ("Nevis Football Kicks Off At Grove Park" ) – ''The Saint Kitts-Nevis Observer''. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕〔(16 June 2006). ("National coach to prepare teams for competition" ) – ''The Saint Kitts-Nevis Observer''. Retrieved 18 May 2015.〕
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