Lincoln Road Ground
Encyclopedia
Lincoln Road Ground is a cricket
ground in Enfield, London
(formerly Middlesex
). The first recorded match on the ground was in 1940, when Enfield played a British Empire XI.
Throughout its history, the ground has played host to a total of 39 Second XI fixtures for the Middlesex Second XI
in the Minor Counties Championship, Second XI Championship
and Second XI Trophy.
In 1982, the ground held its only List-A match when Middlesex
played Cheshire
in the 1982 NatWest Trophy
.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Enfield 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 Enfield, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(formerly Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
). The first recorded match on the ground was in 1940, when Enfield played a British Empire XI.
Throughout its history, the ground has played host to a total of 39 Second XI fixtures for 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...
in the Minor Counties Championship, 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...
and Second XI Trophy.
In 1982, the ground held its only List-A match when Middlesex
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...
played Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1982 NatWest Trophy
1982 NatWest Trophy
The 1982 NatWest Trophy was the 2nd NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 3 July and 4 September 1982...
.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Enfield Cricket Club.
External links
- Lincoln Road 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...
- Lincoln Road 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...