| Ground information | |
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| Location | 3700 NW 11th Place Lauderhill, Florida 33111 |
| Establishment | 9 November, 2007 |
| Capacity | 20,000 (5,000 fixed, 15,000 berm) |
| Owner | Broward County, Florida |
| Architect | H.J. Russell Seawood Builders |
| Operator | Broward County Parks and Recreation Division |
| Tenants | Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids (USAFL) (2008-present) South Florida Elite Futbol Club (USYS) (2008-present) Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy (USL PDL) (2010-present) |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 22 May 2010 (Twenty20): New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
| Last ODI | 23 May 2010 (Twenty20): New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
| As of 25 May 2010 Source: Cricket Archive |
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Central Broward Regional Park is a large municipal park in Lauderhill, Florida, owned and operated by Broward County. It opened on November 9, 2007, at a construction cost of $70 million. It is located at the corner of US 441 and Sunrise Blvd. (SR 838)
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The Main Event Field features a large circular grass pitch, roughly 167 yards (153 meters) diameter.[1] Surrounding it is a 5,000-seat stadium and large berms capable of holding 15,000 more. It also features stadium lighting and a luxury viewing area. It was designed with cricket in mind.[2]
The first organized cricket event held there was a Twenty20 cricket tournament, the Martin Luther King Twenty20 Cricket Tournament (MLK T20), on January 18-20, 2008. The event featured local players from India, Pakistan and the West Indies. The first international tournament hosted was another Twenty20 tournament, the MAQ T20 International Cricket Tournament, on May 23-25, 2008. That event featured teams from Canada, Pakistan, the West Indies, and the rest of the world, including former superstars such as Javed Miandad, Richie Richardson, and Mohammed Azharuddin.[3]
The park hosted the first top-tier international cricket competition on American soil, a two-match Twenty20 series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, from May 22, 2010.[4] The series was drawn 1-1, and despite it being a low-scoring affair, the healthy and supportive crowd, as well as the fine-quality facilities (allowing for the exception of substandard lighting, which resulted in the cancellation of an originally scheduled night match), gave promise of more international cricket being played at the park's stadium in the future.[5]
The Main Event Field was the home of the Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids of the United States Australian Football League in 2008. It also hosted the United States national rugby union team's home leg in their 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on November 21, 2009. The USA, already with a win in Uruguay in the first leg, secured its place in New Zealand with a 27–6 win.
The Main Event Field will host Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy, a soccer team in the USL Premier Development League, in 2010.
Central Broward Regional Park also has two large artificial-turf practice fields. They can be split into four American football or soccer pitches, or combined into two cricket pitches. It also features standard playgrounds, a 1.5-mile walking trail, and basketball, netball and tennis courts. A water park--Tropical Splash--opened in March 2008.[6]