Ground Name: | G. P. Codie's Ground |
Country: | England |
Location: | Eccles, Lancashire |
Establishment: | 1857 |
Coord: | 53.4822°N -2.3421°W |
Year1: | 1857–1858 |
Club1: | Manchester Cricket Club |
Date: | 4 September |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/467.html profile |
G. P. Codie's Ground was a cricket ground in Eccles, Lancashire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1857, when Manchester Cricket Club played Surrey in the ground's first first-class match. The following year the ground held its second and final first-class match when Manchester Cricket Club played Sussex.[1]
During its existence, the ground was the home venue of Westerns Cricket Club. Westerns played the final recorded match held on the ground in 1881 when they played Cheshire.[2] The ground was located at the eastern end of Barton Lane and is today covered by housing.