J Samuel White's Ground
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The J.Samuel White's Ground is a cricket
ground in Cowes
on the Isle of Wight
. The ground was built and owned by J. Samuel White & Co. shipbuilders. Originally laid out in 1953, Hampshire
first played there in 1956 in a County Championship
match against Worcestershire
which ended in a draw. Hampshire played seven County Championship matches at the ground, the last of which being a match against Worcestershire in 1962.
After the shipyard closed the ground fell into disuse, but was saved from development. Hampshire returned to the ground in 1987 to play a benefit match in aid of Malcolm Marshall
. The ground is currently owned by the Isle of Wight County Council and used Plessey Radar and IOW Community CC.
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 Cowes
Cowes
Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...
on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. The ground was built and owned by J. Samuel White & Co. shipbuilders. Originally laid out in 1953, 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...
first played there in 1956 in a County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
which ended in a draw. Hampshire played seven County Championship matches at the ground, the last of which being a match against Worcestershire in 1962.
After the shipyard closed the ground fell into disuse, but was saved from development. Hampshire returned to the ground in 1987 to play a benefit match in aid of Malcolm Marshall
Malcolm Marshall
By 1984 Marshall was seen as one of the finest bowlers in the world, and he demoralised England that summer, especially at Headingley, where he ran through the order in the second innings to finish with 7-53, despite having broken his thumb whilst fielding in the first innings...
. The ground is currently owned by the Isle of Wight County Council and used Plessey Radar and IOW Community CC.