Officers Club Services Ground
Encyclopedia
The Officers Club Services Ground is a cricket
ground in Aldershot
, Hampshire
. The ground was constructed during the expansion of Aldershot into a military garrison. The first recorded match on the ground saw Aldershot Division play Ireland in 1883
Hampshire
played five first-class matches at the ground. They first played there in 1905 in a County Championship
match against Surrey
. The last first-class match to be held there in which Hampshire were the home team was in 1948 against the Combined Services
.
The ground has hosted numerous other first-class matches in which Hampshire were not the home team. These matches all had home teams of a military nature with the Army
and the Combined Services being the home teams. The ground is still in use to this day with the Army playing matches there.
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 Aldershot
Aldershot
Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. The ground was constructed during the expansion of Aldershot into a military garrison. The first recorded match on the ground saw Aldershot Division play Ireland in 1883
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...
played five first-class matches at the ground. They first played there in 1905 in a County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. The last first-class match to be held there in which Hampshire were the home team was in 1948 against the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
.
The ground has hosted numerous other first-class matches in which Hampshire were not the home team. These matches all had home teams of a military nature with the Army
British Army cricket team
The Army cricket team is a cricket side representing the British Army. The team played a number of first-class matches between 1912 and 1939, although a combined "Army and Navy" side had played two games against a combined Oxford and Cambridge team in 1910 and 1911...
and the Combined Services being the home teams. The ground is still in use to this day with the Army playing matches there.