List of Shropshire County Cricket Club grounds
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Shropshire County Cricket Club was established on 28 June 1956. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1957 and played List A cricket from 1974 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1957 was against Staffordshire at The Grove Ground, Market Drayton, while their first List A match came 17 years later against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup at Orleton Park, Wellington.
The sixteen grounds that Shropshire have used for home matches since 1955 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
List A
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Shropshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Minor Counties
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Shropshire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
| Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||
Grove Ground | Market Drayton | 29 May 1957 v Staffordshire | 21 August 1976 v Dorset | 14 | – | – | 0 | [26][27] |
Audley Avenue | Newport | 11 July 1957 v Warwickshire Second XI | 5 July 1998 v Wales Minor Counties | 14 | 3 June 1984 v Berkshire | 17 June 1984 v Northumberland | 2 | [28][29][30] |
High Town | Bridgnorth | 30 July 1958 v Derbyshire Second XI | 16 July 2014 v Oxfordshire | 49 | 19 May 1985 v Oxfordshire | 20 May 1990 v Staffordshire | 3 | [31][32][33][34] |
| Perkins Cricket Club Ground | Shrewsbury | 24 August 1959 v Nottinghamshire Second XI | 5 July 1965 v Somerset Second XI | 7 | 5 June 1988 v Cheshire | 17 May 1992 v Herefordshire | 4 | [35][36][37] |
| Ellesmere College Ground | Ellesmere | 14 June 1967 v Lincolnshire | 12 June 1994 v Wiltshire | 4 | – | – | 0 | [38][39] |
The Avenue | Uppington | 2 June 1971 v Cambridgeshire | 3 June 1975 v Somerset Second XI | 3 | only match: 8 June 2003 v Cumberland | 1 | [40][41][42] | |
The Burway.jpg) | Ludlow | 27 August 1973 v Devon | 19 August 1979 v Somerset Second XI | 6 | – | – | 0 | [43][44] |
| Sir John Moore Barracks Ground | Shrewsbury | only match: 21 August 1974 v Staffordshire | 1 | – | – | 0 | [45][46] | |
| Wrekin College Ground | Wellington | – | – | 0 | only match: 24 May 1998 v Cheshire | 1 | [47][48] | |
The Kynaston Ground | Wem | – | – | 0 | 3 June 2001 v Wales Minor Counties | 17 May 2009 v Cheshire | 3 | [49][50] |
Notes
- ↑ One first-class match has been played here between a Minor Counties cricket team and the touring Indians on 18 July 1979.
- ↑ Two List A matches were played here in the 1984 and 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup by a combined Minor Counties team. Only the List A matches played by Shropshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
References
- ↑ "Orleton Road, Wellington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on Orleton Park, Wellington (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Orleton Park, Wellington (36)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Orleton Park, Wellington (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "St George's Recreation Ground, Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on St George's Cricket Ground, Telford (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on St George's Cricket Ground, Telford (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on St George's Cricket Ground, Telford (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "London Road, Shrewsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on London Road, Shrewsbury (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road, Shrewsbury (41)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on London Road, Shrewsbury (12)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Priorslee Road, Shifnal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on Priorslee Road, Shifnal (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Priorslee Road, Shifnal (15)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Priorslee Road, Shifnal (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Morda Road, Oswestry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on Morda Road, Oswestry (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Morda Road, Oswestry (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Morda Road, Oswestry (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Heath Road, Whitchurch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "List A Matches played on Heath Road, Whitchurch (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Heath Road, Whitchurch (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Heath Road, Whitchurch (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Foxall, Brian (6 June 2016). "Dorset left in a spin as Shropshire wrap up convincing win". Shropshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Grove Ground, Market Drayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Grove Ground, Market Drayton (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Audley Avenue, Newport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Audley Avenue, Newport (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Audley Avenue, Newport (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "High Town, Bridgnorth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Tynefield Park, Penrith (23)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on High Town, Bridgnorth (49)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on High Town, Bridgnorth (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Perkins Cricket Club Ground, Shrewsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Perkins Cricket Club Ground, Shrewsbury (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Perkins Cricket Club Ground, Shrewsbury (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Avenue, Uppington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Avenue, Uppington (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Avenue, Uppington (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Burway, Ludlow". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Burway, Ludlow (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sir John Moore Barracks Ground, Shrewsbury". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Sir John Moore Barracks Ground, Shrewsbury (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Wrekin College Ground, Wellington". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Wrekin College Ground, Wellington (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Kynaston Ground, Wem". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Kynaston Ground, Wem (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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