Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club Ground
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Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club Ground is a cricket
ground in Kirby Muxloe
, Leicestershire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1952, when the Leicestershire Second XI
played the Nottinghamshire Second XI
. In addition, the ground has also held 2 Second XI Championship
matches.
The ground held its first Women's One Day International in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
between International XI women
and Jamaica women
. The next held 2 Women's ODI's in the 1990 Women's European Championship when Denmark women played Ireland women and finally with England women playing Ireland women, in what is to date the final Women's ODI held at the ground.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club. who play in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
.
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 Kirby Muxloe
Kirby Muxloe
Kirby Muxloe is a town and civil parish west of Leicester. Its proximity to the city causes it to form part of the Leicester Urban Area. The Leicester Forest East parish border runs along the Hinckley Road A47...
, 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...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1952, when the Leicestershire Second XI
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....
played the Nottinghamshire Second XI
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. In addition, the ground has also held 2 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...
matches.
The ground held its first Women's One Day International in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England...
between International XI women
International XI women's cricket team
The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, finishing in fourth place, and...
and Jamaica women
Jamaican women's cricket team
The Jamaican women's cricket team appeared in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973, when they finished sixth out of the seven teams. Whilst they still compete in West Indian domestic cricket, they no longer compete at full international level, as the West Indies compete as a united team.-See...
. The next held 2 Women's ODI's in the 1990 Women's European Championship when Denmark women played Ireland women and finally with England women playing Ireland women, in what is to date the final Women's ODI held at the ground.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club. who play in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
The Leicestershire Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Leicestershire, England, and since 2002 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - Play-Cricket site...
.
External links
- Leicester Ivanhoe 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...
- Leicester Ivanhoe 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...