Bath Grounds
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The Bath Grounds is a cricket ground based in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, — Zouch being pronounced "Zoosh" — often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest. It is twinned with Pithiviers in north-central France....

, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

. It is home to Ashby Hastings Cricket Club and is also known for Leicestershire's
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....

 appearances on the ground.

Leicestershire played 42 first class games all together at the Bath Grounds. The first taking place in 1912 against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

and the last taking place in 1964, also against Derbyshire.

Of the 43 games played there Leicestershire Won 9, Lost 18 whilst 15 were Drawn.

Adjacent to the Bath Grounds were the buildings of the Ashby Spa and Baths. Unfortunately these buildings were demolished in the 1960s as they were decaying and became unsafe.
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