Scunthorpe and Appleby Frodingham Works Cricket Club Ground
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Scunthorpe and Appleby Frodingham Works Cricket Club Ground is a cricket
ground in Scunthorpe
, Lincolnshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1925 when Lincolnshire
first played at the ground in the Minor Counties Championship against the Nottinghamshire Second XI
. From 1925, the ground hosted 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Staffordshire
. In addition, the ground has also hosted a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
match, which came in 1987 when Lincolnshire played Durham
.
The ground also held a single List-A match in 1975, when Minor Counties North played Yokrshire
in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Appleby Frodingham Cricket Club who play in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
. The cricket club is part of a larger body called the Appleby-Frodingham Works Athletic Club, which is associated with Corus Group
and was originally created by Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company
.
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 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1925 when Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
first played at the ground in the Minor Counties Championship against the Nottinghamshire Second XI
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. From 1925, the ground hosted 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. In addition, the ground has also hosted a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
match, which came in 1987 when Lincolnshire played Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham 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 Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
.
The ground also held a single List-A match in 1975, when Minor Counties North played Yokrshire
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....
in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Appleby Frodingham Cricket Club who play in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
The Yorkshire ECB County Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Yorkshire, England, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - official site* - Play-Cricket site...
. The cricket club is part of a larger body called the Appleby-Frodingham Works Athletic Club, which is associated with Corus Group
Corus Group
Tata Steel Europe is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the second-largest steel-maker in Europe and is a subsidiary of Tata Steel of India, one of the ten largest steel producers in the world.Corus Group was formed through the merger of Koninklijke...
and was originally created by Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company
Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company
The Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company was formed in 1912 by a take over of the Appleby Ironworks by the Frodingham Ironworks. Both of these companies, located in villages near Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire, are amongst the areas oldest iron producers....
.
External links
- Scunthorpe and Appleby Frodingham Works 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...
- Scunthorpe and Appleby Frodingham Works Cricket Club 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...