Kensington Oval Kensington Oval The Kensington Oval is a stadium located to the west of the capital city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. Locally referred to as "The Mecca" of cricket, it has hosted many important and exciting cricket games between local, regional, and international teams during its more than 120-year history. Cricket at the Oval began in 1882 when the Pickwick Cricket Club assumed formal ownership of the ground. The first international match held was in 1895 when Slade Lucas' side visited the island. The
Cricket in the United Arab Emirates ICC Intercontinental Cup. The Country hosted 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two matches. The venues for this competition were DSC Cricket Stadium and ICC Global Cricket Academy (Oval 1 and Oval 2). The host won this competition by defeating Namibia. The UAE were promoted to 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup and 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier were held in United Arab Emirates. The venues used for this tournament were Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Afghanistan won the tournament by beating Ireland by 8 wickets in