Fox and Goose Ground explained

Ground Name:	Fox and Goose Ground
Country:	England
Location:	Coalville, Leicestershire
Establishment:	1913
Year1:	1913 - 1914
Club1:	Leicestershire
Date:	20 October
Year:	2020
Source:	https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/56921.html Ground profile

The Fox and Goose Ground was a cricket ground in Coalville, Leicestershire. Linked with the nearby Fox & Goose public house (now demolished), the ground was used as an outground by Leicestershire in 1913 and 1914. First-class cricket was played at the ground twice, with Leicestershire playing against Worcestershire in the 1913 and 1914 County Championship's, with Leicestershire winning both matches.^[1] Following the First World War, Leicestershire did not return to the ground. Cricket is no longer played at the ground, which is still in use as a recreation ground and is now known as Scotlands Playing Fields.

First-class records

• Highest team total: 507 all out by Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914^[2]
• Lowest team total: 223 all out by Worcestershire v Leicestershire, 1914^[3]
• Highest individual innings: 227 by John King for Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914^[4]
• Best bowling in an innings: 7–58 by George Geary for Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1913^[5]
• Best bowling in a match: 11–112 by George Geary, Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914^[3]

See also

• List of Leicestershire County Cricket Club grounds
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville . CricketArchive . 2020-10-20 . subscription.
2. Web site: Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket . CricketArchive . 2020-10-20 . subscription.
3. Web site: Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914 County Championship . CricketArchive . 2020-10-20 . subscription.
4. Web site: Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville - Centuries in first-class cricket . CricketArchive . 2020-10-20 . subscription.
5. Web site: Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket . CricketArchive . 2020-10-20 . subscription.