The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)
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The Grange Club is a cricket
and sports club in the Stockbridge
district of Edinburgh
, Scotland
. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team.
in 1895 and Donald Bradman
in 1948 to Brian Lara
in 1995, Shane Warne and Freddie Flintoff – to name just a few. For the last few years, the Grange Club has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions. The Grange hosted Scotland's first official One Day International outside of World Cups
on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by 5 wickets to Pakistan.
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...
and sports club in the Stockbridge
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Stockbridge is an area of Edinburgh, located towards the north of the city, bounded by the New Town and by Comely Bank. The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge. Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th...
district of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team.
Cricket
The Grange has hosted numerous high profile international matches over the years including. Australia, Pakistan, and England have played in recent years, with England due to play Scotland again on 19 June 2010. Some of the world's finest cricketers have played at "The Grange", from W. G. GraceW. G. Grace
William Gilbert Grace, MRCS, LRCP was an English amateur cricketer who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time, having a special significance in terms of his importance to the development of the sport...
in 1895 and Donald Bradman
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
in 1948 to Brian Lara
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time...
in 1995, Shane Warne and Freddie Flintoff – to name just a few. For the last few years, the Grange Club has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions. The Grange hosted Scotland's first official One Day International outside of World Cups
Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years...
on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by 5 wickets to Pakistan.