Grenada\u2019s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, has praised his country\u2019s support for last Sunday\u2019s One-Day International and believes crowd turnout will be even bigger with the installation of lights at the Grenada National Stadium.<\/p>\n
Speaking during the contest which West Indies won by five wickets to complete a 3-0 series whitewash, Mitchell said the match would have seen even larger numbers had it not been staged on a Sunday when the \u201creligious community\u201d was otherwise engaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cIF WE HAD LIGHTS, [THE ODI] WOULD HAVE STARTED ABOUT 1:30 P.M. AND GONE INTO THE EVENING AND YOU WOULD\u2019VE SEEN AN EVEN BIGGER CROWD.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 MITCHELL<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe turnout is clearly to me an example of the interest Grenadians have in cricket,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is well-known that Ireland is not considered one of the top teams. The fact that we have this turn out for a game of this nature on a Sunday, without a top team in world cricket playing West Indies, I think is a clear demonstration of how Grenadians feel about cricket in general and West Indies cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marketability of the stadium<\/h3>\n
The ODI was the third at the venue over the last 12 months, following the doubleheader against England last February, as part of the five-match series.<\/p>\n
Prior to the doubleheader, however, Grenada had not hosted a white-ball game in nearly five years and international cricket since 2015.<\/p>\n
Mitchell, a former chairman of CARICOM\u2019s Prime-Ministerial subcommittee on cricket and an avid fan, said he expected the marketability of the stadium to be further enhanced once lights were installed in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think one of the things you will see in the future with the advent of the lighting of the facility [is increased turnout],\u201d Mitchell pointed out.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 if we had lights, [the ODI] would have started about 1:30 p.m. and gone into the evening and you would\u2019ve seen an even bigger crowd, and the T20 game on Wednesday would have started at 7 p.m. and gone on for four hours \u2013 imagine the entertainment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the love for this facility and the country, the entertainment involved and the people, I think you will see a lot of good cricket matches here in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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