Baker Perkins Sports Ground
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Baker Perkins Sports Ground is a cricket
ground in Peterborough
, Northamptonshire
. The ground was originally owned by Baker Perkins
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1963, when the Northamptonshire Second XI
played the Worcestershire Second XI
in the Second XI Championship
. The ground of 8 Northamptonshire Second XI fixtures in both the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.
Northamptonshire
first played first-class cricket
at the ground in 1967 when it played Kent
in the County Championship
. The ground held 2 further first-class matches, in 1968 when Northamptonshire played Leicestershire
and in 1969 when Northamptonshire played Warwickshire
.
In 1969, the ground held its first List-A match when Northamptonshire played Lancashire
in the Player's County League. Between 1969 and 1974, the ground held 5 List-A matches, the last of which saw Northamptonshire play Warwickshire in the 1974 John Player Special League.
The last recorded match on the ground came in 2002 when Perkins played Wroxeter and Uppington. The ground is no longer used for cricket and is now covered by a residential carehome and housing.
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 Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. The ground was originally owned by Baker Perkins
Baker Perkins
Baker Perkins Ltd is a machine manufacturing company based mainly in Peterborough.-History:The company has its origins with Jacob Perkins , an American inventor. His son, Angier March Perkins , founded the firm of A. M. Perkins & Co Ltd to manufacture his inventions...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1963, when the Northamptonshire Second XI
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
played the Worcestershire Second XI
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...
in the Second XI Championship
Second XI Championship
The Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
. The ground of 8 Northamptonshire Second XI fixtures in both the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
first played first-class cricket
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...
at the ground in 1967 when it played Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. The ground held 2 further first-class matches, in 1968 when Northamptonshire played Leicestershire
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 in 1969 when Northamptonshire played Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
.
In 1969, the ground held its first List-A match when Northamptonshire 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 the Player's County League. Between 1969 and 1974, the ground held 5 List-A matches, the last of which saw Northamptonshire play Warwickshire in the 1974 John Player Special League.
The last recorded match on the ground came in 2002 when Perkins played Wroxeter and Uppington. The ground is no longer used for cricket and is now covered by a residential carehome and housing.
External links
- Baker Perkins 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...
- Baker Perkins 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...