Glenpark Cricket Ground Explained

Ground Name:Glenpark Cricket Ground
Country:Scotland
Location:Greenock, Scotland
Establishment:1869 (first recorded match)
Year2:1926 - 1972
Club2:Scotland
Date:19 October
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1688.html Ground profile
Club1:Greenock Cricket Club
Year1:1869 - Present

Glenpark Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Greenock, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1869 when Greenock played the Players of Scotland.[1] Scotland played their first first-class match there in 1926 against Ireland. The ground held five further first-class matches, the last of which saw Scotland play Ireland in 1972. Five of the first-class matches played there were between Scotland and Ireland, while another was between Scotland and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[2]

The ground is still in use today by Greenock Cricket Club.[3]

External links

55.9559°N -4.7766°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Other matches played on Forthill, Dundee. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011. 15 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015235908/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1688_misc.html. live.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Glenpark Cricket Ground, Greenock. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011. 16 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016023049/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1688_f.html. live.
  3. Web site: Greenock Cricket Club. www.greenockcricketclub.co.uk. 19 October 2011. 11 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711124952/http://www.greenockcricketclub.com/home/. live.