List of Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club grounds
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club was established on 15 January 1891. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1895 and played List A cricket from 1965 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Oxfordshire at The Big Field, Wolverton, while their first home List A match came 75 years later against Bedfordshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup at London Road, High Wycombe.
The 24 grounds that Buckinghamshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds
List A
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Buckinghamshire 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.
| Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List A | Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||||
| London Road | High Wycombe | 9 May 1970 v Bedfordshire |
24 June 1987 v Somerset |
3 | 26 August 1895 v Bedfordshire |
22 August 2014 v Cambridgeshire |
118 | only match: 23 May 2010 v Wiltshire |
1 | [1][2][3][4][n 1] | |
Amy Lane |
Chesham | only match: 30 May 1970 v Hampshire |
1 | 14 August 1907 v Worcestershire Second XI |
8 August 1982 v Suffolk |
33 | only match: 23 May 1993 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [5][6][7][8][n 2] | ||
| Shardeloes | Amersham | only match: 19 July 1972 v Glamorgan |
1 | 25 August 1968 v Bedfordshire |
15 June 1997 v Northumberland |
28 | – | – | 0 | [9][10][11][n 3] | |
Pound Lane |
Marlow | 27 June 1990 v Nottinghamshire |
23 June 1999 v Warwickshire |
3 | 9 August 1909 v Dorset |
4 August 2013 v Cumberland |
30 | 17 July 1987 v Cheshire |
20 May 2012 v Staffordshire |
7 | [12][13][14][15][n 4] |
Wilton Park, Beaconsfield |
Beaconsfield | 24 June 1992 v Sussex |
12 September 2002 v Shropshire |
5 | 28 August 1967 v Norfolk |
19 June 2005 v Staffordshire |
26 | 14 June 1987 v Shropshire |
12 June 2005 v Wiltshire |
4 | [16][17][18][19] |
| Oxford Road | Dinton | 29 August 2001 v Worcestershire Cricket Board |
29 August 2002 v Suffolk |
13 | – | – | 0 | 9 May 2013 v Wales Minor Counties |
18 May 2014 v Berkshire |
2 | [20][21][22] |
| Ascott Park | Wing | only match: 7 May 2003 v Gloucestershire |
1 | 7 August 1905 v Hertfordshire |
17 August 2003 v Bedfordshire |
48 | 7 May 1998 v Berkshire |
10 May 2009 v Lincolnshire |
5 | [23][24][25][26] | |
Sir Paul Getty's Ground |
near Ibstone | only match: 3 May 2005 v Lancashire |
1 | only match: 22 August 1999 v Hertfordshire |
1 | 4 June 2000 v Kent Cricket Board |
7 July 2002 v Berkshire |
2 | [27][28][29][30][n 5] | ||
Minor Counties
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Buckinghamshire 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 | |||||||
| The Big Field | Wolverton | only match: 7 August 1895 v Oxfordshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [31][32] | |
| Wendover Road | Aylesbury | 13 July 1896 v Northamptonshire |
26 July 1998 v Bedfordshire |
42 | 7 June 1990 v Bedfordshire |
21 May 2001 v Kent Cricket Board |
7 | [33][34][35] |
| Bletchley Park | Bletchley | 23 August 1899 v Wiltshire |
12 July 1933 v Bedfordshire |
33 | – | – | 0 | [36][37] |
| Osborne Street | Wolverton | 29 July 1904 v Bedfordshire |
27 July 1921 v Bedfordshire |
7 | – | – | 0 | [38][39] |
| Chalvey Road | Slough | 19 August 1904 v Berkshire |
5 July 1998 v Norfolk |
57 | only match: 14 June 1992 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [40][41][42][n 6] | |
| Sefton Park | Stoke Poges | only match: 9 August 1911 v Kent Second XI |
1 | – | – | 0 | [43][44] | |
| Agar's Plough | Eton College | 9 May 1946 v Berkshire |
11 August 1950 v Berkshire |
5 | – | – | 0 | [45][46] |
Stowe School |
Stowe | 4 August 1947 v Berkshire |
14 August 1982 v Bedfordshire |
5 | only match: 7 August 1983 v Bedfordshire |
1 | [47][48][49][n 7] | |
| Aspro Sports Ground | Slough | 10 August 1951 v Berkshire |
25 August 1954 v Norfolk |
4 | – | – | 0 | [50][51] |
| Ernest Turner's Sports Ground | High Wycombe | 30 August 1963 v Oxfordshire |
13 August 1969 v Suffolk |
5 | – | – | 0 | [52][53] |
Bourton Road |
Buckingham | 6 July 1968 v Oxfordshire |
12 August 1990 v Oxfordshire |
11 | only match: 29 April 2012 v Berkshire |
1 | [54][55][56] | |
| Molins Sports Club | Monks Risborough | 18 August 1982 v Berkshire |
11 August 1985 v Cheshire |
3 | – | – | 0 | [57][58] |
Manor Fields |
Bletchley | 13 July 1986 v Somerset Second XI |
25 July 1988 v Wales Minor Counties |
2 | – | – | 0 | [59][60][n 8] |
Campbell Park |
Milton Keynes | 9 June 1999 v Staffordshire |
6 August 2000 v Suffolk |
2 | only match: 28 June 1998 v Sussex Cricket Board |
1 | [61][62][63][n 9] | |
| Dukes Lane | Gerrards Cross | 13 June 2004 v Cumberland |
21 July 2013 v Suffolk |
10 | only match: 26 July 2009 v Dorset |
1 | [64][65][66] | |
The Memorial Ground |
Burnham | 23 July 2006 v Cumberland |
20 July 2014 v Staffordshire |
5 | 5 May 2013 v Dorset |
4 May 2014 v Herefordshire |
2 | [67][68][69] |
| Upton Court Road | Slough | 28 August 2005 v Norfolk |
5 August 2012 v Bedfordshire |
8 | only match: 29 April 2007 v Hertfordshire |
1 | [70][71][72][n 10] | |
| London Road | Tring | 21 June 2009 v Lincolnshire |
21 August 2014 v Norfolk |
4 | 5 June 2011 v Devon |
2 June 2013 v Dorset |
2 | [73][74][75][n 11] |
Notes
- ^ Minor Counties South played a single List A match here against Worcestershire in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Buckinghamshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
- ^ Minor Counties East played a single List A match here against Leicestershire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Buckinghamshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
- ^ Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West played List A matches here from 1972–1977 in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Buckinghamshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
- ^ A combined Minor Counties cricket team played two matches here in the 1990 and 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Buckinghamshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
- ^ The Unicorns cricket team played nine List A matches here between 2010–2013 in the Clydesdale Bank 40/Yorkshire Bank 40. Only the List A match played by Buckinghamshire at the ground is recorded in the table. The ground has played host to the final of the MCCA Knockout Trophy since 2012. Only the MCCA Knockout Trophy matches played by Buckinghamshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
- ^ A combined Minor Counties cricket team played three List A matches here between 1981–1986 in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Berkshire played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy here against the Sussex Cricket Board in 1999. Only the MCCA Knockout Trophy match played by Buckinghamshire at the ground is recorded in the table.
- ^ Northamptonshire played a single List A match here in the 2005 totesport League against Gloucestershire.
- ^ Northamptonshire played first-class and List A matches here between 1976–1987.
- ^ Northamptonshire have played List A and Twenty20 matches here.
- ^ Berkshire played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match here in 2002, while the ground held the final of the 2005 MCCA Knockout Trophy between Norfolk and Wiltshire. Only the MCCA Knockout Trophy match played by Buckinghamshire at the ground is recorded in the table.
- ^ London Road is based in the adjacent county of Hertfordshire. Northamptonshire played List A matches here from 1974–1991. Hertfordshire have played twelve Minor Counties Championship matches and one MCCA Knockout Trophy match here. Only the matches played by Buckinghamshire in these competitions at the ground is recorded in the table.
References
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- ^ "Pound Lane, Marlow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
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- ^ "Ascott Park, Wing". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
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- ^ "The Big Field, Wolverton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
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- ^ "Wendover Road, Aylesbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Wendover Road, Aylesbury (42)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
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- ^ "Bletchley Park, Bletchley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bletchley Park, Bletchley (33)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Osborne Street, Wolverton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Osborne Street, Wolverton (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Chalvey Road, Slough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Chalvey Road, Slough (57)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Chalvey Road, Slough (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Sefton Park, Stoke Poges". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Sefton Park, Stoke Poges (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Agar's Plough, Eton College". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Agar's Plough, Eton College (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Stowe School, Stowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Stowe School, Stowe (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Stowe School, Stowe (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Aspro Sports Ground, Slough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Aspro Sports Ground, Slough (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Ernest Turner's Sports Ground, High Wycombe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ernest Turner's Sports Ground, High Wycombe (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Bourton Road, Buckingham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bourton Road, Buckingham (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Bourton Road, Buckingham (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Molins Sports Club, Monks Risborough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Molins Sports Club, Monks Risborough (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Manor Fields, Bletchley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Manor Fields, Bletchley (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Campbell Park, Milton Keynes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Campbell Park, Milton Keynes (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Campbell Park, Milton Keynes (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Dukes Lane, Gerrards Cross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Dukes Lane, Gerrards Cross (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Dukes Lane, Gerrards Cross (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "The Memorial Ground, Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Memorial Ground, Burnham (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Memorial Ground, Burnham (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Upton Court Road, Slough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Upton Court Road, Slough (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Upton Court Road, Slough (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "London Road, Tring". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road, Tring (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
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