Warner Park hosts its first international match on Wednesday

West Indies play India in the first ever one-day international on the island on Wednesday.

Other venues are behind schedule, including Sabina Park in Jamaica where two one-dayers were played last week.

Warner Park will host Australia, Scotland, South Africa and the Netherlands in the World Cup.

West Indies World Cup chief Chris Dehring said: "It is a source of immense pride and joy to us all in the Caribbean and should act as an inspiration for those working on other stadia."

The delays at Sabina Park led to suggestions that the game's governing body, the International Cricket Committee (ICC), could ask other neighbouring countries to step in.

The company renovating Sabina Park had asked for matches this year to be called off, but the local World Cup organising committee wanted to use India's tour as part its 2007 rehearsals.

Construction firm Ashtrom began the project in January 2005.

But it says it has been held up by a lack of cement, which has caused delays at many of the grounds being upgraded for the World Cup, and labour problems.

However, Dehring insisted all the venues will be ready for the tournament.

He also predicted that the construction of Warner Park would lead to St Kitts & Nevis competing for future international series.