Melbourne Park, Kingston
George Headley performed some notable batting feats on this ground. Playing for Jamaica against Lord Tennyson's XI in February 1932, he struck 344 not out, at the time the highest innings made in the West Indies and a ground record. Headley and Clarence Passailaigue (261*) put on an unbroken stand of 487 for the sixth wicket: this remains (as of 2007) a world record for that wicket. The other two first-class double hundreds scored at Melbourne Park were both Headley's: 211 against Lord Tennyson's XI in 1927–28 and 203* against Barbados in 1946–47.
In the 1960s, the Melbourne Cricket Club ceased using Melbourne Park, and moved to a new ground—Melbourne Oval—about 2 miles away in New Kingston. Melbourne Park is now owned Kingston College.
Records
First-class
- Highest team total: 702/5 declared by Jamaica v Lord Tennyson's XI, 1931–32
- Lowest team total: 90 by Barbados v Jamaica, 1958
- Highest individual innings: 344* by George Headley, Jamaica v Lord Tennyson's XI, 1931–32
- Best bowling in an innings: 8–44 by Ranji Hordern for Philadelphians v Jamaica, 1908–09
References
- ^ "Melbourne Park, Kingston - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ "Melbourne Park, Kingston - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ "Individual Scores of 300 and More in an Innings in First-Class Cricket in Chronological Order". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ "Highest Partnership for Each Wicket in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ "Melbourne Park, Kingston - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ Same match.
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