Central Broward Regional Park

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Central Broward Regional Park
nickname = Main Event Field


location = Lauderhill, Florida
broke_ground =
opened = November 9, 2007
owner = Broward County, Florida
operator = Broward County
Parks and Recreation Division
surface = Grass
construction_cost = $70 million
architect = H.J. Russell
Seawood Builders
tenants = Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids (USAFL) (2008-present) South Florida Elite Futbol Club (USYS) (2008-present)
seating_capacity = 20,000 (5,000 fixed, 15,000 berm)

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.

Main Event Field

The Main Event Field is a large circular grass pitch with 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. [ [http://bcegov2.broward.org/newsrelease/viewscreen.asp?MessageID=1607 News Releases - View News Release ] ]

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. [ [http://www.cricketcouncilusa.com/MaqT20/EventSchedule.aspx?MaqT20Id=2 MAQ T20 Cricket Tournament] ] The park is in talks with the International Cricket Council to host a more formal tournament, potentially between international-level teams, in the future. [ [http://www.dreamcricket.com/dreamcricket/news.hspl?nid=7900&ntid=4 USA gets a cricket stadium in Lauderhill, Florida - Dreamcricket News ] ]

The Main Event Field will also be the home of the [http://www.fightingsquids.com Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids] of the United States Australian Football League, the American governing body of Australian rules football, beginning in 2008.

Other amenities

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--will open in March 2008. [ [http://www.broward.org/parks/cbrpamenities.htm Broward County - Parks and Recreation Division] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.broward.org/parks/cbrp.htm Central Broward Regional Park] Official Website