Victora and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre
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Victoria and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre is a cricket
ground in Knypersley
, Staffordshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1946, when Staffordshire
played the Yorkshire Second XI
in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. The county used the ground during a number of periods in the up to 1987, resuming use of the ground as a home venue once more in 2007. To date the ground has hosted 25 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
match.
The ground has also been used for List-A cricket by Derbyshire
who played three List-A matches in all from 1985 to 1990, with the third and final List-A match on ground seeing Worcestershire
as the opposition. Derbyshire Second XI have also used the ground for home matches.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Knypersley Cricket Club who play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League
. Next to the cricket club, Biddulph Victoria F.C.
formerly played. Their ground encroached on the cricket outfield until they club merged with Kidsgrove Town at the end of the 2010-11 season and vacated the field. The centre also has field hockey
facilities.
Note: Both CricketArchive and CricInfo erroneously spell the name of the ground "Victora..."
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 Knypersley
Biddulph
Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, north of Stoke-on-Trent and south east of Congleton, Cheshire.-Origin of the name:Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon bī dylfe = "beside the pit or quarry"...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1946, when 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...
played the Yorkshire Second XI
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 grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. The county used the ground during a number of periods in the up to 1987, resuming use of the ground as a home venue once more in 2007. To date the ground has hosted 25 Minor Counties Championship matches and 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.
The ground has also been used for List-A cricket by Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
who played three List-A matches in all from 1985 to 1990, with the third and final List-A match on ground seeing 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...
as the opposition. Derbyshire Second XI have also used the ground for home matches.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Knypersley Cricket Club who play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League
North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League
The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire area of England. Since 2001 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:...
. Next to the cricket club, Biddulph Victoria F.C.
Biddulph Victoria F.C.
Biddulph Victoria was a football club based in Biddulph, Staffordshire, which closed in 2011.-History:Biddulph Victoria FC was originally formed under the name Knypersley Victoria in 1969 football, inheriting the Tunstall Road ground of the defunct Knypersley F.C. The new club joined the...
formerly played. Their ground encroached on the cricket outfield until they club merged with Kidsgrove Town at the end of the 2010-11 season and vacated the field. The centre also has field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
facilities.
External links
- Victoria and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre 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...
- Victoria and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre 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...
Note: Both CricketArchive and CricInfo erroneously spell the name of the ground "Victora..."