Ground Name: | Digswell Park |
Country: | England |
Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire |
Establishment: | 1866 (first recorded match) |
Year1: | 2000–2003 & 2008-present |
Club1: | Hertfordshire |
Date: | 25 July |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/826.html Ground profile |
Digswell Park is a cricket ground in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1866 between The Node and Southgate.[1] In 2000, the ground hosted its only Minor Counties Championship match to date, which was between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.[2] In 2003, the ground hosted 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. Hertfordshire resumed their usage of Digswell Park and have to date played 4 further MCCA Knockout Trophy matches on the ground.[3]
The ground has played host to 3 List-A matches, the first of which came in the 2000 NatWest Trophy between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, with the second List-A match coming in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy between Hertfordshire and the Durham Cricket Board. The third and final List-A match played on the ground was between Hertfordshire and Staffordshire in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[4]
In local domestic cricket, Digswell Park is the home ground of Welwyn Garden City Cricket Club[5] who play in the Home Counties Premier Cricket League.