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The
Sabina
Park
cricket
stadium
has
the
reputation
to
have
one
of
the
fastest
and
hardest
pitches
in
the
cricket
world.
It
is
the
home
of
Kingston
Cricket
Club
and
the
only
stadium
in
Jamaica.
Sabina
Park
started
hosting
Test
matches
with
the
reputation
of
being
a
nightmare
for
the
batsmen
and
an
open
feast
for
the
fast
bowlers.
Of
late,
the
reputation
has
received
severe
knockings
against
rumours
that
the
pitch
has
slowed
down.
Famous
for
its
crowd
who
perpetually
seem
to
be
in
a
festive
mood
and
rising
to
the
calypso
tune,
the
smoke
from
the
numerous
barbeques
dances
to
the
sky;
local
beer
and
music
impart
a
new
rhythm
to
the
bodies.
The
atmosphere
in
the
outfield
faces
a
severe
challenge
from
the
electric
atmosphere
in
the
stands.
The
backdrop
of
Sabina
Park
is
filled
by
the
magnificent
Blue
Mountains,
whose
enigma
has,
to
a
certain
extent,
permeated
into
Sabina
Park
as
well.
The
ground
can
accommodate
a
little
over
13,000
spectators.
One
instance
when
Sabina
Park
seemed
to
have
set
aside
their
usual
preoccupations
and
actually
followed
the
proceedings
of
the
match
was
in
1958
when
Sir
Garfield
Sobers
scored
a
record
365
not
out
against
Pakistan.
Established:
1930
Capacity:
20,000
Floodlights:
No
Ends:
Blue
Mountains
End,
Headley
Stand
End
Home
Team:
Jamaica
Test
History:
49
Tests;
23
home
wins;
12
away
wins;
14
draws
Last
10
Tests:
3
home
wins;
6
away
wins,
1
Draw
Last
10
tosses:
9
batted
first
(5
wins,
3
defeats,
1
Draw);
1
bowled
first
(1
defeat)
Overview
Situated
in
a
somewhat
suburban
part
of
Jamaica’s
capital
Kingston,
Sabina
Park
has
a
rich
history
and
a
mean
reputation
to
match
the
island’s
tough
capital.
Its
location
in
the
city’s
driest
microclimate
resulted
in
the
hardest
and
fastest
surface
in
the
Caribbean
for
many
years,
making
it
a
fearsome
place
for
visiting
sides
facing
up
to
unrelenting
Windies
quicks.
But
the
pitch
has
slowed
in
recent
times,
and
attempts
to
reverse
the
trend
through
re-laying
the
wicket
have
for
the
most
part
proved
fruitless.
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