Tring Park Cricket Club Ground
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Tring Park Cricket Club Ground is a cricket
ground in Tring
, Hertfordshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1874. Hertfordshire
played Buckinghamshire
in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match in 1959. From 1959 to 1999, the ground played host to 12 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
match. In 2009, Buckinghamshire began using the venue as one of their home grounds when they played Lincolnshire
in the Minor Counties Championship; they used the ground in 2010 for a single match.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches played by Northamptonshire
. The first List-A match on the ground came in the 1974 John Player League between Northamptonshire and Middlesex
. From 1974 to 1991, the ground held 16 List-A matches, the last of which was between Northamptonshire and Surrey
.
The ground hosted a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and Trinidad and Tobago women in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
.
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 Tring
Tring
Tring is a small market town and also a civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. Situated north-west of London and linked to London by the old Roman road of Akeman Street, by the modern A41, by the Grand Union Canal and by rail lines to Euston Station, Tring is now largely a...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1874. Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
played 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...
in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match in 1959. From 1959 to 1999, the ground played host to 12 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single 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...
match. In 2009, Buckinghamshire began using the venue as one of their home grounds when they played Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship; they used the ground in 2010 for a single match.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches played by 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...
. The first List-A match on the ground came in the 1974 John Player League between Northamptonshire and 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...
. From 1974 to 1991, the ground held 16 List-A matches, the last of which was between Northamptonshire and Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
.
The ground hosted a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and Trinidad and Tobago women 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...
.
External links
- Tring Park 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...
- Tring Park 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...