Southgate Cricket Club

Southgate Cricket Club

Southgate Cricket Club is located in the London suburb of Southgate. The club played eight matches ranked as first-class between 1863 and 1868. Six of these were against Oxford University and the remaining two were against Cambridge University. Though recognised as first-class fixtures, they were all scheduled for only two days. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com CricketArchive scorecard oracle - search on team name of "Southgate"] .]

Club history

The club was founded in 1855 by the Walker brothers, the famous "Walkers of Southgate". Its ground, Chapel Fields in Waterfall Road, Southgate, was renamed the Walker Cricket Ground in their honour in 1907 and is maintained by the Walker Trust to this day. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57319.html Cricinfo: "The Walker Cricket Ground, Southgate"] ]

Four of the Walker brothers played for the United All-England Eleven. Both the United All-England team and the MCC would visit Southgate to take on the brothers and their team, attracting crowds of up to 10,000.

The club today

The club and its ground are still in existence. The club now plays in the Middlesex County Cricket League. Middlesex CCC, which was also founded by the Walkers, still plays one County Championship match at the ground each season. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/107/107805.html Scorecard of Middlesex v Leicestershire at Southgate, 2007.] ]

Notes

References

*Alan Dumayne, "Southgate, A Glimpse into the Past", 1987, ISBN 0951228609
* [http://southgate.play-cricket.com/home/aboutUs.asp Southgate CC website]
* [http://www.thewalkerground.co.uk/wcgt_history.htm History of the Walker Cricket Ground]


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