there as early as 1883, and later between GCC and teams from Britain, in 1895 and 1897. It hosted its first Test in February 1930 against England, which the home side won by 289 runs and George Headley scored a century in each innings. Clive Lloyd and Rohan Kanhai have stands named after them at Bourda. The ground did not host matches for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, as a new stadium, the Providence Stadium, was built. The Guyanese authorities, however, insisted that the Bourda would still be used for first-class cricket. See also List of Test cricket grounds List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Bourda References External links Cricinfo Cricketarchive Houses completed in 1884 Test cricket grounds in the West Indies Cricket grounds in Guyana Georgetown, Guyana Football venues in Georgetown, Guyana