Campbell Park Cricket Ground
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Campbell Park is a cricket
ground in Milton Keynes
, Buckinghamshire
. The first recorded match on the ground in 1981, when the Northamptonshire Second XI
played the Leicestershire Second XI
in the Second Eleven Championship.
The first List-A match held on the ground came in 1997 when Northamptonshire
played Nottinghamshire
in AXA Life League. In 1999, the ground hosted a List-A match between New Zealand A
and Sri Lanka A
. The final List-A match held on the ground came in 2004 when Northamptonshire played Hampshire
in the totesport League.
In 2000, Campbell Park hosted a single first-class
match between a First-Class Counties Select XI and New Zealand.
In 2005, the ground hosted its first Twenty20
match when Northamptonshire played Gloucestershire
in the 2005 Twenty20 Cup
. From 2005 to 2008, the ground 4 Twenty20 matches, the last of which saw Northamptonshire play Warwickshire
in the 2008 Twenty20 Cup
.
Between 1998 and 2000, Buckinghamshire
used the ground for Minor Counties matches, playing 2 Minor Counties Championship matches against Staffordshire
and Suffolk
and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
match against the Sussex Cricket Board
.
Campbell Park has held 2 Women's One Day International's; the first was between England women and South Africa women in 1997 and the second between India women and Ireland women in 1999.
In local domestic cricket, the ground was the home venue of the Northamptonshire Cricket Academy who play in the Northamptonshire Cricket League
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. The first recorded match on the ground in 1981, when the Northamptonshire Second XI
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
played the Leicestershire Second XI
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in the Second Eleven Championship.
The first List-A match held on the ground came in 1997 when Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
played Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in AXA Life League. In 1999, the ground hosted a List-A match between New Zealand A
New Zealand A cricket team
The New Zealand A cricket team is a cricket team representing New Zealand, and is the "second tier" of international New Zealand cricket below the full New Zealand cricket team. The team played its first game, against an England XI, in 1996/97...
and Sri Lanka A
Sri Lanka A cricket team
The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...
. The final List-A match held on the ground came in 2004 when Northamptonshire played Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the totesport League.
In 2000, Campbell Park hosted a single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match between a First-Class Counties Select XI and New Zealand.
In 2005, the ground hosted its first Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
match when Northamptonshire played Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in the 2005 Twenty20 Cup
2005 Twenty20 Cup
-Semi-Finals:-----Final:-See also:*Twenty20 Cup...
. From 2005 to 2008, the ground 4 Twenty20 matches, the last of which saw Northamptonshire play Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in the 2008 Twenty20 Cup
2008 Twenty20 Cup
Note: The teams are re-drawn for the semi-finals. This is reflected in these standings. The original quarter-final order was: Durham v Glamorgan, Essex v Northamptonshire, Middlesex v Lancashire and Warwickshire v Kent.- Durham Dynamos v Yorkshire Carnegie :...
.
Between 1998 and 2000, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
used the ground for Minor Counties matches, playing 2 Minor Counties Championship matches against Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
and Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
match against the Sussex Cricket Board
Sussex Cricket Board
The Sussex Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Sussex.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
.
Campbell Park has held 2 Women's One Day International's; the first was between England women and South Africa women in 1997 and the second between India women and Ireland women in 1999.
In local domestic cricket, the ground was the home venue of the Northamptonshire Cricket Academy who play in the Northamptonshire Cricket League
Northamptonshire Cricket League
The Northamptonshire Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Northamptonshire, England, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League....
.
External links
- Campbell Park on CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Campbell Park on CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...