Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground

Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground
Ground information
Location Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Establishment 1884 (first recorded match)
Team information
Gloucestershire (1884–1888, 1914 & 1972–1996)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. The first recorded important match on the ground was in 1884, when Gloucestershire played their first first-class match there against Yorkshire. Gloucestershire played 5 first-class matches at the ground from 1884 to 1888. In 1914, Gloucestershire returned to the ground where they played their final first-class match there against Worcestershire.[1]

Gloucestershire returned to the ground in 1972, when they played their first List-A match there against Hampshire in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup. From 1972 to 1996, the ground played host to 21 List-A matches, the last of which saw Gloucestershire play Kent in the 1992 AXA Equity and Law League.[2]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club.[3]

References

  1. ↑ First-Class Matches played on Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground
  2. ↑ List-A Matches played on Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground
  3. ↑ Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club

Coordinates: 51°59′40″N 1°42′24″W / 51.99434°N 1.70672°W / 51.99434; -1.70672


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