Covers 69 international matches at this ground from May 2004 to Nov 2024.
T20I totals are climbing in St Lucia, and this Daren Sammy Cricket Ground pitch report shows it: recent men’s T20Is (the latest ten) open with 182 on average, up from 169 across all 24. The data holds 69 internationals at the Gros Islet ground from May 2004 to Nov 2024.
Men account for 24 T20Is, 20 ODIs and 7 Tests; women for 18 more games. Visitors have done better than the hosts: the West Indies men have lost 16 of 33 games and won 11, while Australia, England and Pakistan all have winning records here.
St Lucia Scoring Trends: Rising T20 Totals, Easy Chases
Men’s T20Is are almost level, 12 wins batting first to 11 chasing, and the second innings (158) is close to the first (169 overall, 182 in the last 10). West Indies chased 221 against England on 16 Nov 2024, the biggest successful chase here, while 145 is the smallest score a side has protected.
Men’s ODIs, all played between May 2004 and Jul 2013, went 10 to chasing sides and 7 to those setting targets. Teams setting targets averaged 245, replies 210, and the ten latest openers dropped to 224. Chases reached 282; at the low end, 172 proved enough.
Women’s T20Is are low scoring (118 first up, 103 in reply), yet chasers won ten against five. Totals as small as 97 have been defended.
The 7 Tests show a late fade: 304, 244 and 255 for the first three innings, 154 for the last, and the largest winning fourth-innings target is just 13. Captains bowled first 42 times and batted 27, yet toss winners finished on top in only 25 of 62 decided games.
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
7
–
–
–
10 Jun 2006
24 Jun 2022
ODIs
20
7
10
242
2 May 2004
24 Jul 2013
ODIs (women)
3
1
1
250
26 Jun 2023
1 Jul 2023
T20Is
24
12
11
169
1 May 2010
17 Nov 2024
T20Is (women)
15
5
10
115
13 May 2010
8 Jul 2023
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
17
245
210
282
172
224
ODIs (women)
2
250
222
204
297
–
T20Is
23
169
158
221
145
182
T20Is (women)
14
118
103
123
97
114
St Lucia Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
7
304
244
255
154
13
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Tests records
Tests in this record book: 7, from Jun 2006 to Jun 2022.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
KC Brathwaite West Indies
6
12
292
63
29.20
38.52
0
3
S Chanderpaul West Indies
2
4
269
101*
134.50
51.34
1
2
Q de Kock South Africa
2
3
237
141*
118.50
70.96
1
1
RL Chase West Indies
4
7
230
102*
38.33
44.49
1
1
KR Mayers West Indies
3
5
205
146
41.00
65.92
1
0
J Blackwood West Indies
4
7
202
66*
33.67
42.71
0
1
V Sehwag India
1
1
180
180
180.00
94.74
1
0
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh
2
4
162
64
40.50
48.94
0
1
LD Chandimal Sri Lanka
1
2
158
119*
158.00
53.02
1
0
M Kaif India
1
1
148
148*
–
60.91
1
0
Most Test Wickets at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
KAJ Roach West Indies
6
11
29
5/42
19.90
2.87
1
ST Gabriel West Indies
4
8
21
8/62
20.52
3.27
2
K Rabada South Africa
2
4
11
5/34
11.45
2.14
1
JNT Seales West Indies
3
5
11
3/21
20.64
3.10
0
KA Maharaj South Africa
2
4
9
5/36
12.44
2.22
1
AS Joseph West Indies
2
4
9
3/50
26.67
3.87
0
L Ngidi South Africa
2
4
8
5/19
13.25
2.42
1
KR Mayers West Indies
3
5
8
3/24
17.00
3.02
0
A Nortje South Africa
2
4
8
4/35
19.62
3.27
0
SJ Benn West Indies
1
2
7
5/72
13.00
2.25
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
V Sehwag India
180
190
20
2
West Indies
10 Jun 2006
M Kaif India
148*
243
12
0
West Indies
10 Jun 2006
KR Mayers West Indies
146
208
18
2
Bangladesh
24 Jun 2022
R Dravid India
146
234
17
0
West Indies
10 Jun 2006
Q de Kock South Africa
141*
170
12
7
West Indies
10 Jun 2021
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
ST Gabriel West Indies
8/62
20.4
Sri Lanka
14 Jun 2018
L Ngidi South Africa
5/19
13.5
West Indies
10 Jun 2021
K Rabada South Africa
5/34
20
West Indies
10 Jun 2021
KA Maharaj South Africa
5/36
17.3
West Indies
18 Jun 2021
MA Wood England
5/41
8.2
West Indies
9 Feb 2019
Highest Test Totals in St Lucia
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
588/8
148.2
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
West Indies
408
126.4
Bangladesh
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
24 Jun 2022
West Indies
380
124
Bangladesh
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
13 Sep 2014
England
361/5
105.2
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
9 Feb 2019
Sri Lanka
342
91.4
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
14 Jun 2018
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
97
40.5
South Africa
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
10 Jun 2021
West Indies
149
54
South Africa
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
18 Jun 2021
West Indies
154
47.2
England
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
9 Feb 2019
Bangladesh
161
62.3
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
13 Sep 2014
West Indies
162
64
South Africa
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
10 Jun 2021
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 20, from May 2004 to Jul 2013.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
CH Gayle West Indies
9
9
314
124
39.25
89.97
1
1
Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan
5
5
307
75
153.50
80.58
0
4
MN Samuels West Indies
8
8
242
106*
40.33
54.26
1
0
LMP Simmons West Indies
6
6
238
75
39.67
89.14
0
2
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan
5
5
219
102
43.80
63.48
1
1
DJG Sammy West Indies
8
8
215
84
43.00
148.28
0
1
DJ Bravo West Indies
11
11
214
48
21.40
88.07
0
0
PD Collingwood England
5
5
184
62*
92.00
100.00
0
1
SB Styris New Zealand
3
3
178
87*
89.00
92.71
0
2
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
5
5
170
59
34.00
79.81
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
DJ Bravo West Indies
13
13
11
3/24
48.64
6.20
0
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
5
5
9
3/36
20.33
3.66
0
A Flintoff England
4
4
8
5/19
15.75
4.06
1
JM Anderson England
5
5
7
2/27
23.86
4.51
0
Junaid Khan Pakistan
5
5
7
3/48
32.29
4.91
0
KAJ Roach West Indies
6
6
7
3/53
42.29
5.58
0
Mohammad Irfan Pakistan
3
3
6
2/34
21.33
4.27
0
AD Russell West Indies
3
3
6
4/61
21.83
6.24
0
Wahab Riaz Pakistan
4
4
6
2/39
34.33
6.06
0
B Lee Australia
2
2
5
3/42
22.80
6.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
CH Gayle West Indies
124
137
13
0
Pakistan
22 May 2005
MN Samuels West Indies
106*
104
9
4
Pakistan
21 Jul 2013
KA Pollard West Indies
102
70
5
8
Australia
23 Mar 2012
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan
102
148
7
1
West Indies
25 Apr 2011
L Vincent New Zealand
101
117
9
1
Canada
22 Mar 2007
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Flintoff England
5/19
5
West Indies
3 Apr 2009
SW Tait Australia
4/39
10
South Africa
25 Apr 2007
Abdul Razzaq Pakistan
4/45
6.3
West Indies
22 May 2005
AD Russell West Indies
4/61
9
Australia
25 Mar 2012
GD McGrath Australia
3/18
8
South Africa
25 Apr 2007
Highest ODI Totals in St Lucia
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
363/5
50.1
Canada
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
22 Mar 2007
New Zealand
331/7
50
Kenya
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
20 Mar 2007
Pakistan
303/6
50
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
22 May 2005
West Indies
294/7
50
Australia
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
23 Mar 2012
West Indies
282/6
47.1
England
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
2 May 2004
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
146
28
England
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
3 Apr 2009
South Africa
149
43.5
Australia
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
25 Apr 2007
Zimbabwe
152
49.2
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
10 May 2006
Kenya
177
43
England
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
24 Mar 2007
Kenya
183
49.2
New Zealand
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
20 Mar 2007
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 24, from May 2010 to Nov 2024.
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium T20 Records: Most Runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MR Marsh Australia
7
7
264
75
37.71
145.86
0
3
LMP Simmons West Indies
6
6
230
72
38.33
128.49
0
2
E Lewis West Indies
6
6
210
79
42.00
198.11
0
2
SR Watson Australia
4
4
171
81
42.75
158.33
0
2
Umar Akmal Pakistan
4
4
166
56*
55.33
134.96
0
2
SK Raina India
2
2
164
101
82.00
153.27
1
1
Kamran Akmal Pakistan
4
4
160
73
40.00
130.08
0
2
PD Salt England
4
4
157
87*
52.33
160.20
0
2
TM Head Australia
2
2
144
76
72.00
156.52
0
2
N Pooran West Indies
7
7
139
36
23.17
121.93
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
HR Walsh West Indies
5
5
12
3/23
11.67
7.00
0
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
5
5
11
4/26
14.45
8.44
0
MR Marsh Australia
5
5
8
3/24
11.00
6.77
0
Mohammad Amir Pakistan
4
4
8
3/23
13.38
6.62
0
AD Russell West Indies
7
7
7
3/43
26.00
9.10
0
Abdur Rehman Pakistan
3
3
6
2/22
15.00
7.50
0
SPD Smith Australia
3
3
5
3/20
13.40
8.38
0
OC McCoy West Indies
3
3
5
4/26
15.00
8.33
0
MG Johnson Australia
3
3
5
2/21
16.00
6.58
0
DP Nannes Australia
3
3
5
3/41
18.40
8.36
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SK Raina India
101
60
9
5
South Africa
2 May 2010
RG Sharma India
92
41
7
8
Australia
24 Jun 2024
PD Salt England
87*
47
7
5
West Indies
19 Jun 2024
SR Watson Australia
81
49
7
4
Pakistan
2 May 2010
E Lewis West Indies
79
34
4
9
Australia
16 Jul 2021
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
D Bishoo West Indies
4/17
4
Pakistan
21 Apr 2011
CK Langeveldt South Africa
4/19
4
Pakistan
10 May 2010
AJ Hosein West Indies
4/22
4
England
14 Nov 2024
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
4/26
4
South Africa
10 May 2010
OC McCoy West Indies
4/26
4
Australia
9 Jul 2021
Highest T20I Totals at Gros Islet
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
221/5
19
England
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
16 Nov 2024
England
218/5
20
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
16 Nov 2024
India
205/5
20
Australia
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
24 Jun 2024
Sri Lanka
201/6
20
Netherlands
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
16 Jun 2024
West Indies
199/8
20
Australia
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
16 Jul 2021
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
105
19
Australia
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
11 May 2010
Netherlands
118
16.4
Sri Lanka
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
16 Jun 2024
Australia
127
16
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
9 Jul 2021
Australia
140
19.2
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
10 Jul 2021
Pakistan
157
20
Australia
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
2 May 2010
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 3, from Jun 2023 to Jul 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
GH Lewis Ireland
3
3
188
95*
94.00
82.10
0
2
SR Taylor West Indies
2
2
134
79*
134.00
77.01
0
2
HK Matthews West Indies
2
2
113
109
56.50
93.39
1
0
CA Henry West Indies
2
2
106
53*
–
115.22
0
2
O Prendergast Ireland
3
3
66
37
33.00
85.71
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
HK Matthews West Indies
3
3
5
3/53
15.40
3.50
0
ASS Fletcher West Indies
3
3
5
3/37
18.40
4.25
0
SS Connell West Indies
3
3
4
2/14
13.75
5.00
0
Q Joseph West Indies
2
2
4
2/34
21.75
4.83
0
C Murray Ireland
2
2
3
3/60
28.67
5.73
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
HK Matthews West Indies
109
106
10
2
Ireland
26 Jun 2023
GH Lewis Ireland
95*
121
8
0
West Indies
1 Jul 2023
GH Lewis Ireland
83
102
6
0
West Indies
26 Jun 2023
SR Taylor West Indies
79*
105
6
0
Ireland
1 Jul 2023
SR Taylor West Indies
55
69
4
0
Ireland
26 Jun 2023
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
ASS Fletcher West Indies
3/37
10
Ireland
1 Jul 2023
HK Matthews West Indies
3/53
10
Ireland
26 Jun 2023
C Murray Ireland
3/60
10
West Indies
26 Jun 2023
AA Alleyne West Indies
2/4
2
Ireland
28 Jun 2023
SS Connell West Indies
2/14
2
Ireland
28 Jun 2023
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
297/6
50
Ireland
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
26 Jun 2023
Ireland
239/9
50
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
26 Jun 2023
West Indies
204/4
41.1
Ireland
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
1 Jul 2023
Ireland
203
50
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
1 Jul 2023
Ireland
36/5
8.4
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
28 Jun 2023
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 15, from May 2010 to Jul 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
HK Matthews West Indies
6
6
206
62
34.33
127.16
0
2
DJS Dottin West Indies
6
6
166
49
41.50
116.90
0
0
SA Campbelle West Indies
6
6
122
45
30.50
92.42
0
0
M du Preez South Africa
6
6
118
39
23.60
80.82
0
0
M Kapp South Africa
6
6
113
38
18.83
91.13
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
HK Matthews West Indies
5
5
11
4/14
8.00
5.18
0
SR Taylor West Indies
5
5
8
4/12
10.88
5.55
0
A Shrubsole England
3
3
7
3/10
5.00
3.18
0
KL Gordon England
3
3
6
3/16
8.00
4.00
0
S Ismail South Africa
3
3
6
3/10
9.00
4.91
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SJ McGlashan New Zealand
84
55
6
2
West Indies
14 May 2010
HK Matthews West Indies
62
36
8
2
Sri Lanka
16 Nov 2018
AJ Blackwell Australia
61
49
8
0
India
13 May 2010
HK Matthews West Indies
50
39
9
0
Ireland
6 Jul 2023
DJS Dottin West Indies
49
35
8
0
Sri Lanka
16 Nov 2018
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SR Taylor West Indies
4/12
3.4
South Africa
14 Nov 2018
HK Matthews West Indies
4/14
4
Ireland
8 Jul 2023
M Kapp South Africa
3/3
4
West Indies
20 Jan 2013
NR Sciver-Brunt England
3/4
4
South Africa
16 Nov 2018
S Ismail South Africa
3/10
4
Sri Lanka
12 Nov 2018
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
187/5
20
Sri Lanka
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
16 Nov 2018
New Zealand
180/5
20
West Indies
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
14 May 2010
West Indies
124/8
20
New Zealand
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
14 May 2010
Australia
123/3
18.5
India
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
13 May 2010
West Indies
120/2
18.1
Ireland
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
8 Jul 2023
Team Results at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
West Indies
33
11
16
2
4
Australia
14
8
6
0
0
England
13
8
4
0
1
Pakistan
11
7
3
0
1
India
6
3
1
1
1
South Africa
6
3
3
0
0
Sri Lanka
5
2
1
1
1
New Zealand
4
3
1
0
0
Bangladesh
3
0
3
0
0
Canada
2
0
2
0
0
Latest matches at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
Match
Date
Venue
Result
West Indies v England
17 Nov 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
No result
England v West Indies
16 Nov 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
West Indies won by 5 wickets
West Indies v England
14 Nov 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
England won by 3 wickets
India v Australia
24 Jun 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
India won by 24 runs
South Africa v England
21 Jun 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
South Africa won by 7 runs
West Indies v England
19 Jun 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
England won by 8 wickets
Sri Lanka v Netherlands
16 Jun 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Sri Lanka won by 83 runs
Scotland v Australia
15 Jun 2024
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
Australia won by 5 wickets
Ireland v West Indies
8 Jul 2023
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Ireland v West Indies
6 Jul 2023
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Top Performers in St Lucia
Kemar Roach (West Indies) heads the Test bowling with 29 at 19.90, while Shannon Gabriel (West Indies) produced the ground’s best spell, 8/62 versus Sri Lanka in Jun 2018. KC Brathwaite (West Indies) has the most Test runs, yet his total is only 292, a low figure that shows how few Tests have been played here.
Chris Gayle (West Indies) is the one-day leader twice over, with 314 runs and the highest score, 124 against Pakistan in May 2005. New Zealand’s 363/5 against Canada in Mar 2007 is the highest ODI total.
Suresh Raina (India) made the only men’s T20I hundred, 101 against South Africa in May 2010. The best T20I total is West Indies’ 221/5 against England on 16 Nov 2024, chasing 218/5. Among women, Hayley Matthews (West Indies) is first for T20I runs, 206, and first for wickets, 11.
Is the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground pitch good for batting or bowling?
Recent T20Is point to batting, with the ten latest first innings at 182 on average and chases reaching 221. Tests are tougher late on: the fourth innings averages 154. Women’s T20I first innings average 118, a low figure.
What is the highest score at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground?
India’s 588/8 in the Test that began on 10 Jun 2006 is the top total, and Virender Sehwag’s 180 off 190 balls in it is the best individual score. New Zealand’s 363/5 against Canada leads the ODIs, and West Indies’ 221/5 against England leads the T20Is.
Which wins more often at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground: batting first or chasing?
The chase, slightly, in men’s ODIs (10 wins to 7) and clearly in women’s T20Is (10 to 5). The men’s T20I split is nearly even, with batting first just one win ahead at 12.
How have West Indies done at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground?
Poorly. Their 33 men’s matches here have brought 11 wins and 16 losses, the rest drawn or without a result. Their lowest Test total at the ground is 97 against South Africa in Jun 2021.
Which game was the most recent at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground?
The West Indies v England T20I on 17 Nov 2024, which ended with no result.