Steetley Company Ground
Encyclopedia
Steetley Company Ground is a cricket
ground in Shireoaks
, Nottinghamshire
, England
. The ground was laid out in 1951 and the first important match on the ground was in 1955, when the Nottinghamshire Second XI
played the Yorkshire Second XI
. The ground has played host to both Nottinghamshire Second XI and Derbyshire Second XI
matches in the Second XI Championship
and Second XI Trophy.
In 1961, the ground hosted a first-class
match in the County Championship
when Nottinghamshire
played Sussex
.
The ground held a single Women's One Day International in 1979 when England women played West Indies women.
The ground is now used by Woodsetts Cricket Club. To view photos of the ground go to their webpage http://www.woodsetts.cc
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 Shireoaks
Shireoaks
Shireoaks is a former pit village in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin.The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run through the village...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The ground was laid out in 1951 and the first important match on the ground was in 1955, when 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...
played the Yorkshire Second XI
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. The ground has played host to both Nottinghamshire Second XI and Derbyshire Second XI
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...
matches in the 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 1961, the ground hosted a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
when 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...
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...
.
The ground held a single Women's One Day International in 1979 when England women played West Indies women.
The ground is now used by Woodsetts Cricket Club. To view photos of the ground go to their webpage http://www.woodsetts.cc
External links
- Steetley Company 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...
- Steetley Company 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...