King's House Sports Ground Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Civil Service Sports Ground 1926. 22 Feb 1926. British Pathé. Pathé newsreels. Motion picture, silent, black and white. 454.24.
  2. Web site: Step back in time . Civil Service Sports Council. 16 Oct 2020.
  3. Web site: Other matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick. www.cricketarchive.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413160739/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/415_misc.html. 13 April 2016. dead. 14 August 2017.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick. www.cricketarchive.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192819/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/415_f.html. 3 March 2016. dead. 14 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Second XI Championship Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick. www.cricketarchive.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224508/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/415_sec.html. 3 March 2016. dead. 14 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick. www.cricketarchive.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309192335/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/415_wo.html. 9 March 2016. dead. 14 August 2017.