Clydesdale Cricket Club
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Clydesdale Cricket Club is a sporting club situated at Titwood
on the periphery of Pollokshields
in the south
of Glasgow
. Founded in Kinning Park in 1848 by Archibald Campbell, it was formed by members of two previous clubs which played on Glasgow Green, to cater for the burgeoning residential developments south of the river Clyde. It is now the oldest surviving team sports club in Glasgow
.
On moving to Pollokshields, the club sold its previous grounds in Kinning Park
in 1873 to a newly-founded football club called Rangers
. At that time, the club also fielded a football team, Clydesdale
, which came second to Queens Park
in the first Scottish Cup
final in 1874, after many associated with the club had been instrumental in the foundation of the Scottish Football Association
.
In the modern era, Clydesdale Cricket Club continues to be a major force in the amateur sporting worlds of cricket and both men's and women's hockey (under the name of Clydesdale Western Hockey Club), and has its own international-standard water-based synthetic-surfaced hockey pitch. Members of the club were selected to play for Scotland in the 1999 and 2007 Cricket World Cups, and in the Olympic Games hockey tournaments in Barcelona, Athens and Beijing.
In 2007, Clydesdale's cricket ground was approved for the staging of official ICC One-Day Internationals for crowds of up to 5,000. The first of these, an 'offshore international' between India and Pakistan in July 2007, was a victim of the wet weather; the second, in August the same year, was between Scotland and India.
Citylets Titwood
Titwood, known as Citylets Titwood during international matches for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in the Pollokshields district of Glasgow, Scotland...
on the periphery of Pollokshields
Pollokshields
Pollokshields is a district in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a conservation area which was developed in Victorian times according to a plan promoted by the original landowners, the Stirling-Maxwells of Pollok, whose association with the area goes as far back as...
in the south
South
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.South is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the bottom side of a map is south....
of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Founded in Kinning Park in 1848 by Archibald Campbell, it was formed by members of two previous clubs which played on Glasgow Green, to cater for the burgeoning residential developments south of the river Clyde. It is now the oldest surviving team sports club in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
On moving to Pollokshields, the club sold its previous grounds in Kinning Park
Kinning Park
Kinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1897 it had a population of 14326.-Political history:Originally a separate police burgh founded in 1871, it became part of Glasgow in 1905. It was the smallest such burgh in Scotland at just...
in 1873 to a newly-founded football club called Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
. At that time, the club also fielded a football team, Clydesdale
Clydesdale F.C.
Clydesdale F.C. were a nineteenth-century Glasgow-based soccer club, who were attached to Clydesdale Cricket Club during the 1870s. In 1873, Clydesdale was one of the teams to found the Scottish Football Association....
, which came second to Queens Park
Queen's Park F.C.
Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...
in the first Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
final in 1874, after many associated with the club had been instrumental in the foundation of the Scottish Football Association
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
.
In the modern era, Clydesdale Cricket Club continues to be a major force in the amateur sporting worlds of cricket and both men's and women's hockey (under the name of Clydesdale Western Hockey Club), and has its own international-standard water-based synthetic-surfaced hockey pitch. Members of the club were selected to play for Scotland in the 1999 and 2007 Cricket World Cups, and in the Olympic Games hockey tournaments in Barcelona, Athens and Beijing.
In 2007, Clydesdale's cricket ground was approved for the staging of official ICC One-Day Internationals for crowds of up to 5,000. The first of these, an 'offshore international' between India and Pakistan in July 2007, was a victim of the wet weather; the second, in August the same year, was between Scotland and India.