Ground Name: | Hoover's Sports Ground |
Country: | Wales |
Location: | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
Establishment: | 1953 |
Year1: | 1988-1989 |
Club1: | Glamorgan |
Date: | 11 September |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/90/626.html Ground profile |
Hoover's Sports Ground was a cricket ground in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The site of the ground was previously the site of a disused railway siding. The Hoover Company, a major employer in the town, bought the site and levelled it. A cricket ground with changing facilities was constructed, with the square being ready by 1953.[1] The first recorded match held on the ground came 1959, when Somerset, Ebbw Vale and Hoovers XI played Glamorgan.[2]
In 1988, Glamorgan played Kent in a List-A match in the 1988 Refuge Assurance League. The following season the ground held its second and final List-A match when Glamorgan played Middlesex in the 1989 Refuge Assurance League.[3]
Following the 2009 season, the ground became disused.