Pound Lane Cricket Ground
Encyclopedia
Pound Lane is a cricket
ground in Marlow
, Buckinghamshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1909, when Buckinghamshire
played Dorset
in the Minor Counties Championship. The county next used the ground for a Minor Counties match in 1913, when it played Berkshire
. Buckinghamshire next used the ground in 1973, and from 1973 to 2004 the ground has hosted 29 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which saw Buckinghamshire play Suffolk
. The ground has also held 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches.
The ground has also held List-A matches. The first List-A match held on the ground was between a combined Minor Counties team played Sussex
in the 1990 Benson and Hedges Cup. A combined Minor Counties team also used Pound Lane in the 1992 Benson and Hedges Cup when it played Sussex. Buckinghamshire first used the ground in the 1990 NatWest Trophy
against Nottinghamshire
. Buckinghamshire have played 2 further List-A matches at the ground, the last of which saw them play Warwickshire
in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
.
Pound Lane has also been a venue for a Women's One Day International between Ireland women and Netherlands women in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Marlow 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 Marlow
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Marlow is a town and civil parish within Wycombe district in south Buckinghamshire, England...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1909, when Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
played Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset 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 Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship. The county next used the ground for a Minor Counties match in 1913, when it played Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire 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 Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. Buckinghamshire next used the ground in 1973, and from 1973 to 2004 the ground has hosted 29 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which saw Buckinghamshire play Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk 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 Suffolk....
. The ground has also held 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
matches.
The ground has also held List-A matches. The first List-A match held on the ground was between a combined Minor Counties team played Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1990 Benson and Hedges Cup. A combined Minor Counties team also used Pound Lane in the 1992 Benson and Hedges Cup when it played Sussex. Buckinghamshire first used the ground in the 1990 NatWest Trophy
1990 NatWest Trophy
The 1990 NatWest Trophy was the 10th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 27 June and 1 September 1990...
against Nottinghamshire
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...
. Buckinghamshire have played 2 further List-A matches at the ground, the last of which saw them play 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 the 1999 NatWest Trophy
1999 NatWest Trophy
The 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999...
.
Pound Lane has also been a venue for a Women's One Day International between Ireland women and Netherlands women in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England. Teams from Australia, England, India, Ireland,New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and the West Indies took part in a round robin format with the top two teams contesting the final. New Zealand won all 7 of their matches to top the table,...
.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Marlow Cricket Club.
External links
- Pound Lane 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...
- Pound Lane 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...