Central Broward Regional Park
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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)
in mind.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
in Lauderhill
Lauderhill, Florida
Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,887. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 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
U.S. Route 441 in Florida
U.S. Route 441 in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from Miami in South Florida northwest to the Georgia border north of the Lake City area....
and Sunrise Blvd. (SR 838)
Main Event Field
The Main Event Field features a large circular grass pitch, roughly 167 yards (153 meters) diameter. 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 cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in mind.
The first organized cricket event held there was a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket tournament, the Martin Luther King Twenty20 Cricket Tournament (MLK T20), on January 18-20, 2008. The event featured local players from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Pakistan, the West Indies, and the rest of the world, including former superstars such as Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
, Richie Richardson
Richie Richardson
Richard Benjamin Richardson is a retired West Indies cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.Richardson was born in Five Islands Village, Antigua. He began his career with the Leewards Islands in 1982 as an opener and after his second season he was called up by the West...
, and Mohammed Azharuddin.
The park hosted the first top-tier international cricket competition on American soil, a two-match Twenty20
New Zealand cricket team against Sri Lanka in USA in 2010
The New Zealand cricket team and the Sri Lanka cricket team toured the United States in May. This was the first time Full Members of the International Cricket Council met in an official match in the United States...
series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, from May 22, 2010. 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.
The Main Event Field was the home of the Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids of the United States Australian Football League
United States Australian Football League
The United States Australian Football League is the governing body for Australian rules football in the United States. It was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997....
in 2008. It also hosted the United States national rugby union team
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
's home leg in their 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifier against Uruguay
Uruguay national rugby union team
The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...
on November 21, 2009. The USA, already with a win in Uruguay in the first leg, secured its place in New Zealand
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
with a 27–6 win.
The Main Event Field will host Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy, a soccer team in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, in 2010.
Other amenities
Central Broward Regional Park also has two large artificial-turf practice fields. They can be split into four American footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
or soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
pitches, or combined into two cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
pitches. It also features standard playgrounds, a 1.5-mile walking trail, and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts. A water park--Tropical Splash--opened in March 2008.
External links
- Central Broward Regional Park Official Website