Ground Name: | Bothwell Castle Policies Cricket Ground |
Nickname: | BCP |
Country: | Scotland |
Location: | Uddingston, Scotland |
Establishment: | 1902 (first recorded match) |
Seating Capacity: | 97,000 |
Year1: | 2012 - present |
Club1: | Scotland |
Date: | 17 May |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1684.html Ground profile |
Bothwell Castle Policies Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Uddingston, Scotland, and is named after the nearby Bothwell Castle. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1902 when Uddingston played a friendly against Gloucestershire.[1] 110 years later the ground held its first List A match when Scotland played Glamorgan in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40. A further List A match was held there in that same competition, with Hampshire the visitors.[2] Bothwell Castle was given these games due to damage caused by vandalism at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen, which was originally to host the two matches.[3]
The ground is still used by Uddingston Cricket Club, where the first team lose regularly, whilst the second team are undefeated in a long time.[4]
Other facilities on site include a fully-equipped and floodlit hockey pitch used by Uddingston Hockey Club, and a more basic grass rugby pitch used by Uddingston RFC.[5] [6]