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also tantalized on the field of excellence. somewhat dependable lighting leaves
And yes, international cricket under room for further improvement. Sadly,
the variety of events held there seem to
lights, also took place there.
be narrow in scope and limited.
Yes, the post-2007 Kensington Oval, can
proudly list the two ICC World Cup
finals, The Rihanna Loud concert, Pic-O-
De-Crop finals, and state funerals.
Somehow “new and improved” has
Cricket has places of pride in Kensington
priced what previously took place there,
Oval and the 3Ws venues. Both have
out of the pockets of many disciplines.
met ICC World Cup approval. The
I knew of several touring clubs and
concern I have is that the hallowed
national teams, playing football matches
Kensington Oval has been underutilized,
there, even after the construction of the
despite supposedly being upgraded.
Waterford stadium. Track and field,
Not in terms of capacity and
cycling, hockey, boxing, and wrestling all
modernization, but with state of the art,
took place at the old Kensington Oval
JumboTron for spectators to view
but, not unlike newer computer
replays. Upgrades did not give it the
upgrades and version 2020, the previous
fastest drying out-field coupled with its