Wellhead Lane
Encyclopedia
Wellhead Lane is a cricket
ground in Westbury
, Wiltshire
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1912, when Wiltshire
played the Surrey Second XI
in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship fixture. From 1912 to 1914, the ground hosted 3 Minor Counties Championship matches. Wiltshire next used the ground 73 years later in 1993, and from 1993 to 2003 it hosted 12 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which saw Wiltshire play Berkshire
. The ground has also hosted MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches involving Wiltshire from 2004 to 2006.
The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Wiltshire and Nottinghamshire
in 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
. No play was possible due to rain and the match was abandoned. The match was replayed at Trent Bridge
at a later date.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Westbury & District 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 Westbury
Westbury, Wiltshire
Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1912, when Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
played the Surrey Second XI
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...
in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship fixture. From 1912 to 1914, the ground hosted 3 Minor Counties Championship matches. Wiltshire next used the ground 73 years later in 1993, and from 1993 to 2003 it hosted 12 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which saw Wiltshire play 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....
. The ground has also hosted 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 involving Wiltshire from 2004 to 2006.
The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Wiltshire and 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...
in 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
. No play was possible due to rain and the match was abandoned. The match was replayed at Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
at a later date.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Westbury & District Cricket Club.
External links
- Wellhead 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...
- Wellhead 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...