Sturge Park 1993/94 Red Stripe Cup. The previous year, it had held a List A match between the Leeward Islands and Barbados in the 1992/93 Geddes Grant Shield. Unknowingly at the time, these would be the last major matches to be played there. Beginning in 1995, the Soufrière Hills volcano on the island began to erupt, causing great damage to large parts of the island. Cricket continued to be played at Sturge Park until 1997, with the last fixture seeing Montserrat play a minor match against Antigua and Barbuda in May. In June 1997, a major eruption of the volcano destroyed Plymouth
Devastation Trail and the intensity of the earthquakes also increased. By nightfall, the earthquakes stopped, and the eruption began. The fissure eruption produced fountains of lava which cascaded to the floor of the crater some 100 m below the erupting fissure. Forest fires were also noted. Over the next few days, the lava fountains became higher and higher, eventually reaching a height of more than 500 meters. Erupting pumice started building a new cinder cone that was later named " Puu Puai", (gushing hill). A lava lake also developed on the crater floor. The eruption produced both Pele's hair, the geological term