Bridgetown · West Indies · 2003–2025
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown: Pitch Conditions, Records and Match Stats
At a glance
Matches
119
All formats
Par score
188
1st-innings average
Chase success
50%
Balanced
Bat-first win
47%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Kensington Oval, and what captains should plan for.
The gap between first-innings (189) and second-innings (172) averages across 118 matches suggests batting first carries a modest structural advantage here. Chasing sides have converted wins just 49% of the time, making this one of the more balanced grounds in the Caribbean but one where setting a total tends to pay off.
An average powerplay return of 36 runs at the cost of 1.34 wickets points to a surface that rewards patience in the opening overs. Sides that attack the powerplay recklessly may find conditions less forgiving than the modest wickets-lost figure implies, particularly when the pitch has moisture.
The middle-overs phase averages 116 runs per innings, comfortably the highest of the three phases. That weight of scoring in overs seven to fifteen has historically shaped team strategies, with sides targeting acceleration through the middle rather than relying on a late flourish of 30 death-overs runs.
The ground's 13 Test matches have generated some of the highest individual scores in our records. RR Sarwan's 291, Alastair Cook's 233, and KC Brathwaite's 216 all came against England, and Jason Holder's 207 off just 237 balls in 2019 highlighted how the surface can allow extended run-scoring at the highest level.
Australia have won 14 of their 19 matches at Kensington Oval, a 78% win rate that outstrips every other visiting or home side on record. West Indies, by contrast, win exactly half of their 56 appearances here, suggesting the ground provides no particular advantage to the host nation in white-ball cricket.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Kensington Oval. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
188
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
172
Chasing average
Chase success
50%
All formats
Highest total
749
On record
Lowest total
52
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Kensington Oval. 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
39RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
107RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
42RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies Cricket | 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 46% |
| Barbados Royals | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 50% |
| England Cricket | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45% |
| Australia Cricket | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 74% |
| St Kitts Patriots | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 56% |
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% |
| Trinbago Knight Riders | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 63% |
| Pakistan Cricket | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29% |
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