The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)
 The clubhouse |
|
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 7 Portgower Place, Edinburgh |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 55°57′35″N 3°12′51″W / 55.959843°N 3.214295°W |
| Establishment | 1832 |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Owner | The Grange Club |
| End names | |
| Pavilion End Nursery End |
|
| International information | |
| First ODI | 24 May 1999: Scotland v Bangladesh |
| Last ODI | 28 August 2009: Scotland v Australia |
| As of Source: [] |
|
The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge, Edinburgh district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, it is situated within the Edinburgh Academy sports ground which is in Raeburn Place.
[edit] Cricket
The Grange has hosted numerous high profile international matches over the years including. Australia, Pakistan, and England have played in recent years, with England due to play Scotland again on 19 June 2010. Some of the world's finest cricketers have played at "The Grange", from W. G. Grace in 1895 and Donald Bradman in 1948 to Brian Lara in 1995, Shane Warne and Freddie Flintoff – to name just a few. For the last few years, the Grange Club has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions. The Grange hosted Scotland's first official One Day International outside of World Cups on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by 5 wickets to Pakistan.
[edit] Other sports
The Grange also hosts other sports as well as cricket. It has three squash courts, which support men's and ladies' teams compete at all levels. Uniquely for a private Club in Scotland, The Grange also has five superb grass tennis courts and three floodlit astroturf courts. Grange Hockey Club supports 7 male hockey teams which represents a broad range of ability. The 1st X1 recently played in Europe, having won the Scottish Cup in 2009.
[edit] External links
- The Grange
- Grange Cricket Club Website
- Grange Men's Hockey Club Website
- Grange Edinburgh Ladies(GEL) Hockey Club Website
- Grange Squash Club website
- Grange Dyvours Tennis Club website
  |
This article about a Scottish sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Edinburgh location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
