Agricultural Showgrounds, Frome Explained

Ground Name:Agricultural Showgrounds
Country:England
Location:Frome, Somerset
Coordinates:51.2362°N -2.3124°W
Establishment:1882 (first recorded match)
Year1:1925–present
Club1:Frome Cricket Club
Year2:1932–1970
Club2:Somerset County Cricket Club
Date:30 August
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/485.html Ground profile

Agricultural Showgrounds is a cricket ground in Frome, Somerset, England. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882, when Frome played United Eleven.[1] In 1932, Somerset played Northamptonshire in the County Championship, in what was the ground's first first-class match. From 1932 to 1961, the ground played host to 18 first-class matches, with the final first-class match held at the ground between Somerset and Hampshire.[2]

The ground also hosted a single List-A match in 1970, which was between Somerset and Leicestershire in the 1970 John Player League.[3] The Agricultural Showgrounds ground has also played host to Somerset Second XI matches in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship.[4] [5]

In local cricket, the ground is the home venue of Frome Cricket Club who play in the Bristol and the Somerset Division of the West of England Premier League.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/485_misc.html Other matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/485_f.html First-Class matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/485_a.html List-A Matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/485_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/485_sec.html Second XI Championship Matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  6. Web site: Frome Cricket Club. 26 January 2022.