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]