Oxton Cricket Club Ground

Oxton Cricket Club Ground

Ground information
Location	Oxton, Cheshire
Establishment	1882 (first recorded match)
Owner	Oxton Cricket Club
End names
Pavilion End Prenton End
Domestic team information
Cheshire (1895, 1909-1910, 1921, 1925, 1930-1988, 1995 & 1999-2004) Minor Counties (1989)
As of 20 August 2010 Source: Ground profile

Oxton Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Oxton, Cheshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882 when Oxton played Huyton.^[1] The ground was first used by Cheshire in 1895 when they played Worcestershire in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground during a number of periods in the 20th century. They played 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 2004 against Devon.^[2] The ground has also held 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches; the last of which was between Cheshire and Lincolnshire in 1987.^[3]

The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match on the ground was between Cheshire and Yorkshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. Cheshire used the ground for a further List-A match in the 1986 NatWest Trophy against Surrey. The third and final List-A match played on the ground to date saw a combined Minor Counties team play Nottinghamshire in the 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup.^[4]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Oxton Cricket Club^[5] who play in the Cheshire County Cricket League.

References

1. ^ Other matches played on Oxton Cricket Club Ground
2. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Oxton Cricket Club Ground
3. ^ Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Oxton Cricket Club Ground
4. ^ List-A Matches played on Oxton Cricket Club Ground
5. ^ Oxton Cricket Club

External links

• Oxton Cricket Club Ground on CricketArchive
• Oxton Cricket Club Ground on Cricinfo

Coordinates: 53°22′48″N 3°03′12″W / 53.38008°N 3.05321°W / 53.38008; -3.05321