North Perrott Cricket Club Ground
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North Perrott Cricket Club Ground is a former List A cricket ground located in North Perrott
, Somerset
. It hosted a single Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match in 2001 between Somerset Cricket Board
and Wales Minor Counties
. The ground has also been used by Somerset County Cricket Club
and Board for numerous other matches. It has also hosted the Somerset women's cricket team
occasionally since 2005. The ground is home to North Perrott Cricket Club, and has been since its creation in 1946.
in 1991, when their second XI played a Second XI Championship
match against Glamorgan's seconds. Somerset's seconds continued to use the ground regularly over the following years, playing 17 Second XI Championship matches and seven Second XI Trophy matches at the venue. The Somerset Cricket Board
team were also fixtures on the ground for four matches. In addition to the first-round match against Wales Minor Counties
in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, they were also scheduled to play three Minor Counties Trophy matches – two of these were abandoned. In recent years, the ground has also been used by Somerset women's cricket team
. The women's side has no fixed home ground, playing at a variety of venues across the county, and first played at North Perrott in 2005. Since then, visits to the ground have become more regular, with over half of their home fixtures in 2009 and 2010 being played there.
North Perrott
North Perrott is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset.-History:The name Perrott comes from the River Parrett.There is evidence of Roman and Iron Age settlement in the village....
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. It hosted a single Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match in 2001 between Somerset Cricket Board
Somerset Cricket Board
The Somerset Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Somerset.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
and Wales Minor Counties
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club, representing the historic counties of Wales except Glamorgan is currently the only non-English member of the Minor Counties Championship in the England and Wales domestic cricket structure....
. The ground has also been used by Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
and Board for numerous other matches. It has also hosted the Somerset women's cricket team
Somerset Women cricket team
The Somerset Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English ceremonial county of Somerset. Having twice finished as Women's County Championship Division Two Champions—in 2004 and 2005—and once as Division Two runners-up—in 2008—they...
occasionally since 2005. The ground is home to North Perrott Cricket Club, and has been since its creation in 1946.
Ground development
The ground, located on Willis Lane, was levelled and a wicket laid soon after the end of the Second World War. Courtesy of the Hoskyns family, North Perrott Cricket Club began using the ground in 1946. In 1993, the club purchased the ground from the family, thanks in part to an anonymous sponsor, and a grant from the Sports and Arts Foundation. Becoming owners of the ground, the club sought to build a pavilion, and after fund-raising and obtaining planning permission, the pavilion was officially opened in the 2000 season. A couple of years later, the club built a new score-hut, and in 2004 upgraded to an electronic scoreboard.Usage by Somerset County Cricket Club
North Perrott Cricket Club Ground was first used by Somerset County Cricket ClubSomerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
in 1991, when their second XI played a 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...
match against Glamorgan's seconds. Somerset's seconds continued to use the ground regularly over the following years, playing 17 Second XI Championship matches and seven Second XI Trophy matches at the venue. The Somerset Cricket Board
Somerset Cricket Board
The Somerset Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Somerset.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
team were also fixtures on the ground for four matches. In addition to the first-round match against Wales Minor Counties
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club
Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club, representing the historic counties of Wales except Glamorgan is currently the only non-English member of the Minor Counties Championship in the England and Wales domestic cricket structure....
in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, they were also scheduled to play three Minor Counties Trophy matches – two of these were abandoned. In recent years, the ground has also been used by Somerset women's cricket team
Somerset Women cricket team
The Somerset Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English ceremonial county of Somerset. Having twice finished as Women's County Championship Division Two Champions—in 2004 and 2005—and once as Division Two runners-up—in 2008—they...
. The women's side has no fixed home ground, playing at a variety of venues across the county, and first played at North Perrott in 2005. Since then, visits to the ground have become more regular, with over half of their home fixtures in 2009 and 2010 being played there.
External links
- Ground Profile at 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...
- Ground Profile at 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...