3W's Oval

The 3W’s Oval

 

Today we arrived in Barbados and met the entire group at the airport. We then arrived at our dorm rooms which are located in Frank Worrell Hall. Our rooms are great and very different from the dorm rooms back home because of the tropical weather. The rooms are very open and usually everyone keeps all the windows open. The best thing about our rooms is our view. We are located directly across the famous 3W’s Oval. It’s a great field and one of the best cricket ovals in the world. I have a decent knowledge of cricket and have been watching games with my grandfather, dad, and uncle since I was three years old but last night I saw my first pro game live! The game was the pro Barbados team versus the pro Trinidad and Tobago team. The Barbados team lived up to their reputation of fast bowling and were bowling balls at around ninety miles per hour against the Trinidad and Tobago team. As I mentioned before, I have never seen a live game before so the pace of the game was shocking and seeing bowlers bowl at ninety miles per hour was a great sporting experience for me. The venue itself has a tremendous amount of history as well which is amazing for any cricket fan. The grave sites of Sir Frank Worrell and Sir Clyde Walcott are also located here at the 3W’s Oval. The 3W’s oval is named after Sir Frank Worrell, Sir Clyde Walcott, and Sir Everton Weekes who all made up the 3W’s. All three are legendary cricketers from Barbados and reached worldwide fame in during the forties and fifties. They all have a monument here at the Oval that honors them. The game was great and Dr. Nauright correctly predicted that Trinidad and Tobago would score between one hundred and fifteen and one hundred and twenty runs and they actually scored one hundred nineteen. The atmosphere around the game was very enjoyable and people from the local community came to see their countrymen beat Trinidad and Tobago. The audience had all ages and the fans for the Barbados team were quite vocal and very supportive of their team. My favorite part of the first day was when I saw how the locals here in Barbados support and love cricket. Even if you don’t know anything about Cricket you could tell that the locals here in Barbados are hardcore fans who really support the game. I think one of the easiest ways to soak up the local culture is at cricket game because it’s more than just a game here - on this Island it is a way of life and a way of showing West Indian pride.

-AJ Rashid