Ground Name: | King's House Sports Ground |
Country: | England |
Location: | Chiswick, London, W4 2SH |
Establishment: | 1926 (first recorded match) |
International: | true |
Onlywodidate: | 26 July |
Onlywodiyear: | 1993 |
Onlywodihome: | New Zealand |
Onlywodiaway: | West Indies |
Year1: | 1927 |
Club1: | Civil Service |
Date: | 6 September |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/415.html Ground profile |
King's House Sports Ground (formally known as the Civil Service Sports Ground) is a multi-use sports ground in Chiswick, London. King George V presided over the official opening in 1926 and inspected the teams.[1] [2] The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1926, when the Civil Service cricket team played Australia in a non first-class match.[3] The following year, the ground held its only first-class match when the Civil Service played the touring New Zealanders.[4] This match was also the Civil Service's only appearance in first-class cricket.
The ground held a single Second XI Championship match in 1973 when the Middlesex Second XI played the Kent Second XI.[5]
During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held its only Women's One Day International when New Zealand women played the West Indies.[6]
Since 2010 the Sports Ground has been managed by King's House School. The school has overseen many new developments to facilities, including a new 3G and all-weather pitch.