CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed that St Lucia will host matches during the 2022 season at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Beausejour.

No dates have been announced, however.

The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Beausejour will be the venue for CPL matches this year.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the CPL named St Lucia as the third of four countries where matches will be played. The others announced so far are Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

“We are very pleased to confirm that we will be back in St Lucia in 2022 and we are grateful to the Government for working with us to make this happen. St Lucia has been such a huge part of the Hero CPL story and as we enter our 10th season it is great to be back at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground this year,” said Pete Russell, Hero CPL’s CEO.

With the novel coronavirus pandemic resulting in the tournament having to be played in one country, the 2020 and 2021 seasons of the Hero CPL took place in Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis, respectively.

For the 2022 season, which will run from August 30 to September 30, the plan is to move around the region once again with three venues being used for the group stages and another selected for the finals.

“We are delighted to be one of the venues for CPL this year. The pandemic limited major sporting events across the world so to be able to welcome back a prestigious tournament such as this means a lot to us,” said CEO of the St Lucia Tourism Authority Lorine Charles-St Jules.

“This event is full of opportunities. It’s a chance to enjoy the brilliant sportsmanship that you see on the cricket field and it’s an opportunity to come together and enjoy our St Lucian hospitality. We look forward to welcoming spectators and visitors this September.