Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

Nassau County International Cricket Stadium
Map
Address1899 Park Boulevard
East Meadow, New York 11554
U.S.
Coordinates40°43′48″N 73°34′31″W / 40.7300536°N 73.5752819°W / 40.7300536; -73.5752819
Public transitMainline rail interchange Westbury[1]
Bus interchange NICE: n70 (Hempstead Tpke at East Meadow Plaza)[2]
OwnerInternational Cricket Council
OperatorT20 World Cup USA, Inc.
Seating typeStadium seating
Capacity34,000
SurfaceKentucky bluegrass
Construction
OpenedJune 1, 2024
ClosedJune 12, 2024
ArchitectPopulous
Builder
  • Arena Event Services
  • The LandTek Group [3]
Ground information
Establishment2024
Tenants2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
End names
Sir Sam Clark End
Charlie Whitaker End
International information
First T20IJune 3, 2024:
 Sri Lanka v  South Africa
Last T20IJune 12, 2024:
 United States v  India
As of June 11, 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Nassau County International Cricket Stadium is a temporary cricket stadium that was built the grounds of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York, in Nassau County on Long Island.

It is a modular stadium which served as a temporary venue for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during which it hosted eight group stage matches—including, most prominently, the India–Pakistan match. Following the matches, the modular architecture will be dismantled while leaving the outfield intact as a legacy, and its natural grass drop-in pitch will be replaced by artificial turf. The venue was overseen by T20 World Cup USA—the host committee representing matches hosted in the United States during the tournament;[3] it marked the first temporary venue ever used in an ICC World Cup tournament.

The stadium received mixed reviews from players during its initial matches, who noted its slow outfield, and an uneven pitch that impacted ball behavior. Work was made to smoothen the pitch for subsequent matches

  1. ^ "Getting to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on the LIRR". MTA. May 20, 2024. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Gonzalez, Andres (January 18, 2024). "Nassau County International Cricket Stadium". Stadiums World. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Spangler, Nicholas (April 1, 2024). "Creating the perfect stadium, playing surface critical to June's T20 World Cup cricket matches on Long Island". Newsday. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

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