Griff and Coton Ground
Encyclopedia
The Griff and Coton Ground is a cricket
ground in Nuneaton
, Warwickshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1930, when it hosted its first first-class
match when Warwickshire
played Leicestershire
in the County Championship
. From 1930 to 1989, the ground played host to 26 first-class matches, the last of which was between Warwickshire and Derbyshire
.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches, the first of which was between Warwickshire and Lancashire
in the 1969 Player's County League. List-A cricket was next played at the ground in 1979, when Warwickshire played Derbyshire in the John Player League. The following season the ground held its final List-A match when Warwickshire played Northamptonshire
.
Additionally, the ground held several Second XI Championship
matches for the Warwickshire Second XI between 1959 and 1998.
In hosted 2 ICC Trophy
matches in the ICC Trophy
between Bermuda and Hong Kong and Bermuda and Papua New Guinea.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Griff and Coton Cricket Club.
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 Nuneaton
Nuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1930, when it hosted its first 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 when 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...
played Leicestershire
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 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. From 1930 to 1989, the ground played host to 26 first-class matches, the last of which was between Warwickshire and Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches, the first of which was between Warwickshire and Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in the 1969 Player's County League. List-A cricket was next played at the ground in 1979, when Warwickshire played Derbyshire in the John Player League. The following season the ground held its final List-A match when Warwickshire played 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...
.
Additionally, the ground held several Second XI Championship
Second XI Championship
The Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
matches for the Warwickshire Second XI between 1959 and 1998.
In hosted 2 ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
matches in the ICC Trophy
1986 ICC Trophy
The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and...
between Bermuda and Hong Kong and Bermuda and Papua New Guinea.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Griff and Coton Cricket Club.
External links
- Griff and Coton Ground 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...
- Griff and Coton Ground 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...