Ground Name: | Leamington Cricket Club Ground |
Country: | England |
Location: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire |
Establishment: | 1900 (first recorded match) |
Year1: | 1905 & 1908-1910 |
Club1: | Warwickshire |
Date: | 28 August |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/566.html Ground profile |
Leamington Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
The first recorded match on the ground was in 1900, when Leamington played Stratford-upon-Avon.[1] The ground hosted its first first-class match in 1905, when Warwickshire played Hampshire. In 1908, the ground held its second first-class match, which was between Warwickshire and Somerset. The third first-class match held on the ground came in 1909 between Warwickshire and Hampshire, with the final first-class match at the ground between Warwickshire and Sussex in 1910.[2]
Additionally, the ground held several Second XI Championship matches for the Warwickshire Second XI between 1950 and 2007.[3] [4] [5]
In 1979, the ground hosted its first ICC Trophy match in the ICC Trophy between the Netherlands and the United States. In the 1982 ICC Trophy it held a match between Zimbabwe and Canada and finally in the 1986 ICC Trophy between Hong Kong and the United States.[6]
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Leamington Cricket Club[7] who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League.