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Jimmy Powell Oval

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Jimmy Powell Oval
Ground information
LocationWest Bay, Grand Cayman
Coordinates19°22′48″N 81°24′09″W / 19.38000°N 81.40250°W / 19.38000; -81.40250
Establishment2004
International information
First T20I13 April 2022:
 Cayman Islands v  Bahamas
Last T20I14 April 2022:
 Cayman Islands v  Bahamas
As of 14 April 2022
Source: Cricinfo

Jimmy Powell Oval is a cricket ground in West Bay, Grand Cayman, near the city of George Town.

The ground is named after Jimmy Powell (born 1940), a former president of the Cayman Islands Cricket Association.[1] In April 2022, the ground was the venue for the first Twenty20 International (T20I) matches to be held in the Cayman Islands, when the Cayman Islands team hosted a series against Bahamas.[2] These were the first official T20I matches to be played in the Cayman Islands since the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full T20I status to all competitive matches between its members from 1 January 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Birthday Bash for Father of Cricket, Mr. Jimmy Powell". Caymanian Times. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Bahamas national cricket team set for T-20 Cayman matches". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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