Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground
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Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground is a cricket
ground in Macclesfield
, Cheshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1920, when Cheshire
played Staffordshire
in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground from 1920-1931 and 1949-1984. During this period, the ground hosted 44 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which was between Cheshire and Staffordshire in 1984. The ground has also hosted 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches, the first of which was between Cheshire and Badfordshire
in 1983 and the second of which was between Cheshire and Hertfordshire
in 1984.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match on the ground was between Cheshire and Lancashire
in the 1966 Gillette Cup
. Between 1966 and 1974, the ground hosted 4 List-A matches, the last of which was between Minor Counties North and Lancashire.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Macclesfield Cricket Club.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground in Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1920, when Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
played Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground from 1920-1931 and 1949-1984. During this period, the ground hosted 44 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which was between Cheshire and Staffordshire in 1984. The ground has also hosted 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
matches, the first of which was between Cheshire and Badfordshire
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
in 1983 and the second of which was between Cheshire and Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in 1984.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match on the ground was between Cheshire and Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in the 1966 Gillette Cup
1966 Gillette Cup
The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966 . The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's.-Format:...
. Between 1966 and 1974, the ground hosted 4 List-A matches, the last of which was between Minor Counties North and Lancashire.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Macclesfield Cricket Club.
External links
- Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground on CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground on CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...