West Park, West Bridgford
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West Park is a cricket
ground in West Bridgford
, Nottinghamshire
. The ground was constructed by cricket philanthropist Sir Julien Cahn
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1928, when Sir J Cahn's XI
played the touring West Indians in a non first-class match. In 1932 the ground held its first first-class
match when Sir J Cahn's XI played the touring South Americans
. The ground held 2 further first-class matches, both of which came in 1935 when Sir J Cahn's XI played Leciestershire
and Lancashire
. Sir J Cahn's XI last played at the ground in 1941 when they took on a British Empire XI.
Still in use to this day, the ground is owned by Rushcliffe Borough Council.
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 West Bridgford
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, delimited by the River Trent; this proximity means that it forms a continuous urban area with Nottingham, effectively makes West Bridgford a suburb of the city, and...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. The ground was constructed by cricket philanthropist Sir Julien Cahn
Julien Cahn
Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and supporter of cricket.-His cricket XI:...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1928, when Sir J Cahn's XI
Julien Cahn
Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and supporter of cricket.-His cricket XI:...
played the touring West Indians in a non first-class match. In 1932 the ground held its first 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...
match when Sir J Cahn's XI played the touring South Americans
South American cricket team in England in 1932
A cricket team from South America toured England, Scotland and Wales in the 1932 season. The team played six first-class matches and 12 other games...
. The ground held 2 further first-class matches, both of which came in 1935 when Sir J Cahn's XI played Leciestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
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...
. Sir J Cahn's XI last played at the ground in 1941 when they took on a British Empire XI.
Still in use to this day, the ground is owned by Rushcliffe Borough Council.
External links
- West Park 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...
- West Park 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...