# Jimmy Powell Oval

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Jimmy Powell Oval Interactive map of Jimmy Powell Oval Ground information Location West Bay, Grand Cayman Country Cayman Islands Coordinates 19°22′48″N 81°24′09″W / 19.38000°N 81.40250°W / 19.38000; -81.40250 Establishment 2004 International information First men's T20I 13 April 2022: Cayman Islands v Bahamas Last men's T20I 15 March 2026: Cayman Islands v Argentina As of 15 March 2026 Source: Cricinfo

**Jimmy Powell Oval** is a [cricket](/source/Cricket) ground in [West Bay](/source/West_Bay%2C_Cayman_Islands), [Grand Cayman](/source/Grand_Cayman), near the city of [George Town](/source/George_Town%2C_Cayman_Islands).

The ground is named after Jimmy Powell (born 1940), a former president of the [Cayman Islands Cricket Association](/source/Cayman_Islands_Cricket_Association).[1] In April 2022, the ground was the venue for the first [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) (T20I) matches to be held in the Cayman Islands, when the [Cayman Islands team](/source/Cayman_Islands_national_cricket_team) hosted a [series against Bahamas](/source/Bahamian_cricket_team_in_the_Cayman_Islands_in_2021%E2%80%9322).[2] These were the first official T20I matches to be played in the Cayman Islands since the [International Cricket Council](/source/International_Cricket_Council) (ICC) granted full T20I status to all competitive matches between its [members](/source/List_of_International_Cricket_Council_members) from 1 January 2019.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Birthday Bash for Father of Cricket, Mr. Jimmy Powell"](https://www.caymaniantimes.ky/news/editorial-birthday-bash-for-father-of-cricket-mr-jimmy-powell). *Caymanian Times*. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bahamas national cricket team set for T-20 Cayman matches"](http://www.tribune242.com/news/2022/apr/08/bahamas-national-cricket-team-set-t-20-cayman-matc/). *The Tribune*. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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