List of Bedfordshire County Cricket Club grounds
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club was established on 3 November 1899; prior to that a county club had existed before, with Bedfordshire competing in the first Minor Counties Championship in 1895. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1900 and played List A cricket from 1967 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Hertfordshire at Bedford School, while their first home List A match came 72 years later against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup at Wardown Park, Luton. Bedfordshire have played the majority of their minor counties fixtures at Bedford School and Wardown Park.
The eighteen grounds that Bedfordshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds
[edit]List A
[edit]Below is a complete list of grounds used by Bedfordshire 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 | |||||||||
Wardown Park |
Luton | 26 April 1967 v Northamptonshire |
4 May 2005 v Sussex |
13 | 6 August 1906 v Buckinghamshire |
8 June 2014 v Suffolk |
127 | 9 June 1996 v Oxfordshire |
20 June 2004 v Cornwall |
4 | [1][2][3][4][n 1] |
Goldington Bury |
Bedford | 25 May 1968 v Hampshire |
26 June 1991 v Worcestershire |
3 | 11 August 1967 v Hertfordshire |
27 July 2003 v Northumberland |
32 | 31 May 1998 v Surrey Cricket Board |
25 June 2000 v Leicestershire Cricket Board |
3 | [5][6][7][8][n 2] |
Lancot Park |
Totternhoe | only match: 29 August 2001 v Derbyshire Cricket Board |
1 | 17 July 1994 v Northumberland |
8 July 2012 v Northumberland |
14 | 21 July 1996 v Wales Minor Counties |
4 May 2014 v Norfolk |
8 | [9][10][11][12] | |
Minor Counties
[edit]Below is a complete list of grounds used by Bedfordshire 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 | |||||||
| Bedford School Ground | Bedford | 5 August 1895 v Hertfordshire |
21 July 2013 v Hertfordshire |
181 | 6 June 1993 v Cambridgeshire |
17 May 2009 v Cumberland |
5 | [13][14][15][n 3] |
| Dunstable Grammar School Ground | Dunstable | 19 August 1895 v Wiltshire |
27 June 1905 v Northumberland |
6 | – | – | 0 | [16][17] |
| Bell Close | Leighton Buzzard | 29/30 July 1891 v Buckinghamshire |
31 July 1994 v Cumberland |
5 | – | – | 0 | [18][19] |
| Bedford County School Ground | Bedford | 21 June 1900 v Staffordshire |
24 June 1914 v Suffolk |
13 | – | – | 0 | [20][21] |
| Luton Hoo Park | Luton | 17 August 1900 v Oxfordshire |
9 August 1901 v Oxfordshire |
2 | – | – | 0 | [22][23] |
Bedford Modern School Ground |
Bedford | 10 June 1901 v Surrey Second XI |
20 July 2014 v Cambridgeshire |
10 | only match: 9 May 2010 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [24][25][26] | |
| WH Allen's Sports Ground | Biddenham | only match: 21 July 1920 v Norfolk |
1 | – | – | 0 | [27][28] | |
| Goldington Road | Bedford | only match: 9 June 1930 v Buckinghamshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [29][30] | |
| Southill Park | Southill | 22 July 1972 v Hertfordshire |
13 August 2000 v Cambridgeshire |
20 | 18 June 1989 v Hertfordshire |
9 June 2002 v Hertfordshire |
4 | [31][32][33] |
| Bull Pond Lane | Dunstable | 24 July 1972 v Shropshire |
9 June 1991 v Staffordshire |
15 | – | – | 0 | [34][35] |
| Vauxhall Motors Ground | Luton | 15 July 1973 v Cambridgeshire |
12 July 1975 v Cambridgeshire |
3 | – | – | 0 | [36][37] |
| The Pyghties | Henlow | 23 July 1973 v Shropshire |
5 July 1998 v Northumberland |
22 | only match: 4 June 1989 v Cambridgeshire |
1 | [38][39][40] | |
| Grange Lane | Cople | – | – | 0 | 19 May 1991 v Buckinghamshire |
18 May 2014 v Hertfordshire |
4 | [41][42] |
| The Vale | Westoning | 4 June 2000 v Northumberland |
15 July 2001 v Staffordshire |
2 | 16 June 2002 v Essex Cricket Board |
18 May 2008 v Shropshire |
4 | [43][44][45] |
Ampthill Park |
Ampthill | 9 June 2013 v Buckinghamshire |
17 August 2014 v Lincolnshire |
2 | 14 May 2006 v Lincolnshire |
8 May 2011 v Hertfordshire |
6 | [46][47][48] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Northamptonshire played first-class and List A cricket matches here between 1973–1997. A combined Minor Counties cricket team played one List A match here against Northamptonshire in the 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Bedfordshire at the ground are recorded in the table. Northamptonshire have also played one Twenty20 fixture here against Worcestershire in the 2004 Twenty20 Cup.
- ^ Minor Counties South played a single List A match here against Essex in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Bedfordshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
- ^ Northamptonshire have played two List A matches here in 1971 and 1982.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wardown Park, Luton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Wardown Park, Luton (13)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Wardown Park, Luton (127)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Wardown Park, Luton (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Goldington Bury, Bedford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Goldington Bury, Bedford (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Goldington Bury, Bedford (32)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Goldington Bury, Bedford (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Lancot Park, Totternhoe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Lancot Park, Totternhoe (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Lancot Park, Totternhoe (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Lancot Park, Totternhoe (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Bedford School Ground, Bedford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bedford School Ground, Bedford (181)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Bedford School Ground, Bedford (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Dunstable Grammar School Ground, Dunstable". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Dunstable Grammar School Ground, Dunstable (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Bell Close, Leighton Buzzard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bell Close, Leighton Buzzard (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Bedford County School Ground, Bedford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bedford County School Ground, Bedford (13)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Luton Hoo Park, Luton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Luton Hoo Park, Luton (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Bedford Modern School Ground, Bedford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bedford Modern School Ground, Bedford (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Bedford Modern School Ground, Bedford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "WH Allen's Sports Ground, Biddenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on WH Allen's Sports Ground, Biddenham (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Goldington Road, Bedford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Goldington Road, Bedford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Southill Park, Southill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Southill Park, Southill (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Southill Park, Southill (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable (15)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Vauxhall Motors Ground, Luton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Vauxhall Motors Ground, Luton (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "The Pyghties, Henlow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Pyghties, Henlow (22)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Pyghties, Henlow (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Grange Lane, Cople". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Grange Lane, Cople (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "The Vale, Westoning". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Vale, Westoning (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Vale, Westoning (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Ampthill Park, Ampthill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ampthill Park, Ampthill (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Ampthill Park, Ampthill (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.