Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground

Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground

Ground information
Location	Rhos-on-Sea, Wales
Coordinates	53°18′41″N 3°44′45″W / 53.31139°N 3.74583°W / 53.31139; -3.74583Coordinates: 53°18′41″N 3°44′45″W / 53.31139°N 3.74583°W / 53.31139; -3.74583
Establishment	1924
Capacity	4,500
Owner	Colwyn Bay Cricket Club
End names
Penrhyn Avenue End The Embankment End
Domestic team information
Colwyn Bay (1924–) Denbighshire (1930–1935) Glamorgan (1966–) Wales Minor Counties (1988–)
As of 9 August 2009 Source: CricketArchive

Penrhyn Avenue is a cricket ground in Colwyn Bay, Wales. The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1966, although County Championship matches have only been an annual fixture since 1990 (with the exception of 1991 and 1996). In 2009, the ground hosted a County Championship match against Leicestershire and a Pro40 match against Northamptonshire.

The ground has hosted 26 first-class matches and 22 List A matches, as well as several matches in the Minor Counties Championship, both for Denbighshire and the Wales Minor Counties.

Records

First-class

• Highest team score: 718/3dec – Glamorgan vs. Sussex (22–25 August 2000)
• Lowest team score: No team has ever been bowled out for less than 100 on this ground^{[citation needed]}
• Best batting performance: 309 not out – Steve James for Glamorgan vs. Sussex (22–25 August 2000)
• Best bowling performance: 9/49 – Tony Cordle for Glamorgan vs. Leicestershire (21–24 June 1969)

List A

• Highest team score: 292/6 – Glamorgan Dragons vs. Leicestershire Foxes (10 August 2008)
• Lowest team score: No team has ever been bowled out for less than 100 on this ground^{[citation needed]}
• Best batting performance: 144 – Jacques Du Toit for Leicestershire Foxes vs. Glamorgan Dragons (10 August 2008)
• Best bowling performance: 6/22 – Adrian Dale for Glamorgan vs. Durham (20 June 1993)

External links

• Cricinfo Website - Ground Page
• Cricket Archive page