Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground
Encyclopedia
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
.
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.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Moreton-in-Marsh 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 Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. The first recorded important match on the ground was in 1884, when 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....
played their 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 there against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. 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
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...
.
Gloucestershire returned to the ground in 1972, when they played their first List-A match there against 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 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
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1992 AXA Equity and Law League.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club.
External links
- Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club 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...
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