Cambusdoon Explained

Ground Name:Cambusdoon
Country:Scotland
Location:Ayr, Scotland
Coord:55.4302°N -4.6389°W
Establishment:1958 (first recorded match)
Year1:1958 - 1985
Club1:Scotland
Year2:1931-1996
Club2:Ayr Cricket Club
Date:August 19
Year:2014
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1676.html Ground profile

Cambusdoon was a cricket ground in Ayr, Scotland. The ground was used by Ayr Cricket Club until the club moved from the ground in 1997 to the purpose-built Cambusdoon New Ground.[1]

The first recorded match held on the ground was in 1931 when Ayr Cricket Club played against Kelburne Cricket Club.[2] First-class cricket was first played there in 1958, when Scotland played against Ireland.

A further first-class match was played there when Scotland played Ireland in 1974.[3] The ground held its final recorded match in 1990 when Scotland Under-23s played Ireland Under-23s.[4]

External links

55.4302°N -4.6389°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ayr Cricket Club. www.ayrcc.co.uk. 19 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904200902/http://www.ayrcc.co.uk/. 4 September 2011. dead.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1676_misc.html Other matches played
  3. Web site: subscription . First-Class Matches played on Cambusdoon, Ary. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011.
  4. Web site: subscription . Other matches played on Cambusdoon, Ayr. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011.