Sports Ground, Cleethorpes
Encyclopedia
The Sports Ground is a cricket
ground in Cleethorpes
, Lincolnshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1961, when Lincolnshire Colts played Derbyshire Juniors.
In 1969, Lincolnshire
played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground against Staffordshire
. From 1969 to present, the ground has hosted 25 Minor Counties Championship matches and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches, the last of which came in 2002 when Lincolnshire played the Leicestershire Cricket Board
.
The ground has hosted a number of first-class
matches, the first of which came in the 1980 County Championship
when Nottinghamshire
played Worcestershire
. A combined Minor Counties team played a single first-class match at the ground in 1985 against the touring Zimbabweans. Between 1980 and 1990, Nottinghamshire played 4 first-class matches at the ground, including the final first-class match to date at the ground which came against the touring Sri Lankans in 1990.
The ground has also played host to List-A matches. The first List-A match saw Minor Counties North play Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup. Nottinghamshire have played 5 List-A matches at the ground, including the final one to date to be held at the ground, which came against Durham
in 2004. Lincolnshire have also used the match for a single List-A match, which came in the 2000 NatWest Trophy
when they played Lancashire
.
In local domestic cricket, the Sports Ground is the home venue of Cleethorpes Cricket Club who play in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
.
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 Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1961, when Lincolnshire Colts played Derbyshire Juniors.
In 1969, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground against 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...
. From 1969 to present, the ground has hosted 25 Minor Counties Championship matches and 6 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 last of which came in 2002 when Lincolnshire played the Leicestershire Cricket Board
Leicestershire Cricket Board
The Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic counties of Leicestershire and Rutland....
.
The ground has hosted a number of first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches, the first of which came in the 1980 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
when Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
played Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. A combined Minor Counties team played a single first-class match at the ground in 1985 against the touring Zimbabweans. Between 1980 and 1990, Nottinghamshire played 4 first-class matches at the ground, including the final first-class match to date at the ground which came against the touring Sri Lankans in 1990.
The ground has also played host to List-A matches. The first List-A match saw Minor Counties North play Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup. Nottinghamshire have played 5 List-A matches at the ground, including the final one to date to be held at the ground, which came against Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
in 2004. Lincolnshire have also used the match for a single List-A match, which came in the 2000 NatWest Trophy
2000 NatWest Trophy
The 2000 NatWest Trophy was the 20th and last NatWest Trophy before being renamed the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy for the 2001 version. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 2 May and 26 August 2000...
when they played 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 local domestic cricket, the Sports Ground is the home venue of Cleethorpes Cricket Club who play in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
The Yorkshire ECB County Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Yorkshire, England, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - official site* - Play-Cricket site...
.
External links
- Sports 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...
- Sports 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...