{{short description|Cricket ground}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Jimmy Powell Oval | nickname = | country = Cayman Islands | image = | location = [[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]], Grand Cayman | coordinates = {{coord|19|22|48|N|81|24|09|W}} | establishment = 2004 | seating_capacity = | end1 = | end2 =
| international = true | firstt20idate = 13 April | firstt20iyear = 2022 | firstt20ihome = Cayman Islands | firstt20iaway = Bahamas | lastt20idate = 15 March | lastt20iyear = 2026 | lastt20ihome = Cayman Islands | lastt20iaway = Argentina
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| date = 15 March 2026 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/caymanislands/content/ground/59568.html Cricinfo }}
'''Jimmy Powell Oval''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]], [[Grand Cayman]], near the city of [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]].
The ground is named after Jimmy Powell (born 1940), a former president of the [[Cayman Islands Cricket Association]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday Bash for Father of Cricket, Mr. Jimmy Powell |url=https://www.caymaniantimes.ky/news/editorial-birthday-bash-for-father-of-cricket-mr-jimmy-powell |access-date=11 April 2022 |work=Caymanian Times |date=20 November 2019}}</ref> In April 2022, the ground was the venue for the first [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) matches to be held in the Cayman Islands, when the [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands team]] hosted a [[Bahamian cricket team in the Cayman Islands in 2021–22|series against Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2022/apr/08/bahamas-national-cricket-team-set-t-20-cayman-matc/ |title=Bahamas national cricket team set for T-20 Cayman matches |work=The Tribune |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> These were the first official T20I matches to be played in the Cayman Islands since the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) granted full T20I status to all competitive matches between its [[List of International Cricket Council members|members]] from 1 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=International Cricket Council|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.crichq.com/grounds/62079/pitches cricHQ] [https://cricketerstales.com/cricket-stadiums/jimmy-powell-oval-george-town/ Cricketerstales] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimmy Powell Oval}} [[Category:Cricket grounds in the Cayman Islands]] [[Category:Sports venues in the Cayman Islands]]
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