Batting-friendly
Par of 177 points to a surface that rewards batters once set. Expect boundary-heavy middle and death phases.
Gros Islet · West Indies · 2003–2025
Darren Sammy.
Gros Islet · West Indies · 2003–2025
Darren Sammy sits in West Indies and has hosted 71 matches on record. It's a batting-friendly ground where par sits at 177. The chase usually wins here.
At a glance
Matches
71
All formats
Par score
177
1st-innings average
Chase success
58%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
38%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Darren Sammy deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Darren Sammy, and what captains should plan for.
Edge to the chaser
58% chase success leans towards the side batting second. Captains winning the toss and choosing to field have a statistical tailwind.
Field, chase, win
76% of toss-winners choose to field. The chase-friendly nature of the ground shapes decisions from the first over.
Fast starts
Powerplay RPO of 44 is above average. The new ball does not move enough to slow openers down. Attacking the fielding restrictions is the dominant strategy.
Records get rewritten
Highest total: 588. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Darren Sammy is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Darren Sammy. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
177
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
165
Chasing average
Chase success
58%
All formats
Highest total
588
On record
Lowest total
51
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Darren Sammy. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
44RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
91RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
42RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Darren Sammy
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies Cricket | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 40% |
| St Lucia Zouks | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 41% |
| St Lucia Kings | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 53% |
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| St Kitts Patriots | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30% |
| St Lucia Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20% |
| England Cricket | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44% |
| Jamaica Tallawahs | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 67% |
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