The Park, Brockhampton
Encyclopedia
The Park is a cricket
ground in Brockhampton, Herefordshire
. The ground itself is part of the Brockhampton Estate
.
The first recorded match on the ground was in 1992, when Herefordshire
played Wales Minor Counties
in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. From 1992 to present, the ground has hosted 17 Minor Counties Championship matches and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches.
The ground has also hosted List-A cricket. The first List-A match played on the ground was between Herefordshire and Wiltshire
in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
. The second List-A match saw Herefordshire play the Gloucestershire Cricket Board
in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
.
In local domestic cricket, The Park is the home ground of Brockhampton Cricket Club who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Division One.
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 Brockhampton, Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
. The ground itself is part of the Brockhampton Estate
Brockhampton Estate
The Brockhampton Estate is a farmed estate in Herefordshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust.The Brockhampton Estate is located near the village of Bromyard....
.
The first recorded match on the ground was in 1992, when Herefordshire
Herefordshire County Cricket Club
Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
played 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 grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. From 1992 to present, the ground has hosted 17 Minor Counties Championship matches and 9 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...
matches.
The ground has also hosted List-A cricket. The first List-A match played on the ground was between Herefordshire and Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
1999 NatWest Trophy
The 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999...
. The second List-A match saw Herefordshire play the Gloucestershire Cricket Board
Gloucestershire Cricket Board
The Gloucestershire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Gloucestershire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status....
in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
.
In local domestic cricket, The Park is the home ground of Brockhampton Cricket Club who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Division One.
External links
- The Park 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...
- The Park 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...