Horton House Cricket Club Ground
Encyclopedia
Horton House Cricket Club Ground is a cricket
ground in Horton
, Northamptonshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1966, when the Northamptonshire Second XI
played the Middlesex Second XI
. From 1966 to 1984, the ground hosted 20 Second XI Championship matches for the Northamptonshire Second XI.
In 1976, the ground held its first List-A match when Northamptonshire
played Essex
in the Benson and Hedges Cup. The ground held its second and final List-A match in 1977, which saw Northamptonshire play Minor Counties East in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Horton House Cricket Club.
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 Horton
Horton, Northamptonshire
Horton is named from the Old English meaning "muddy farmstead" and lies in the English county of Northamptonshire. It was originally an estate village, serving the now demolished Horton House and it is close to its neighbouring village Hackleton...
, 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 first recorded match on the ground was in 1966, 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 Middlesex Second XI
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
. From 1966 to 1984, the ground hosted 20 Second XI Championship matches for the Northamptonshire Second XI.
In 1976, the ground held its first List-A match when 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...
played Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex 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 Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in the Benson and Hedges Cup. The ground held its second and final List-A match in 1977, which saw Northamptonshire play Minor Counties East in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Horton House Cricket Club.
External links
- Horton House Cricket Club 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...
- Horton House Cricket Club 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...