List of Norfolk County Cricket Club grounds explained

This is a list of grounds that Norfolk County Cricket Club have used since the formation of the club in 1876. The club has played minor counties cricket since 1895 and played List A cricket from 1965 to 2003, using 11 home grounds during that time. Before the club was formed, an informal county team had played some matches, including six matches between 1820 and 1836 which were later given first-class cricket status.[1]

The county's first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Cambridgeshire at the County Ground, Lakenham in Norwich. Their first home List A match came 74 years later against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup at the same venue. The County Ground played host to the majority of Norfolk's home matches during the 20th century, before the club moved to Manor Park, Horsford at the beginning of the 21st century. That ground has been used almost exclusively for Norfolk's home matches since then.

The 13 grounds that Norfolk have used for home matches in List A or Minor Counties matches since 1876 are listed below. The club has played other matches at grounds in the county. Before the establishment of the Minor Counties Championship in 1895, matches against other county sides were played at Lakenham, at New Ground in Norwich and at the Norfolk County Ground in East Dereham.[2]

Grounds

Below is a list of grounds used by Norfolk County Cricket Club in List A and Minor Counties cricket matches. Grounds are listed in order of their first use by the county.

Name LocationList AMCCA ChampMCCA TrophyMCCA T20First matchLast matchRefs
7431 13010 August 2000
v Cheshire
[3]
Recreation Ground Great Yarmouth02 0014 August 1899
v Durham
[4]
0 7 0011 August 1948
v Buckinghamshire
[5]
Recreation Ground 010 0023 July 1957
v Kent Second XI
[6]
Hall Road 01 00 [7]
Norwich Union Ground, Pinebanks 00 40[8]
The Common
0 03017 June 1990
v Lincolnshire
[9]
The Green 03 0027 August 1995
v Suffolk
[10]
Ferry Lane 00 10 [11]
Manor Park
564431618 August 2024
v Cambridgeshire
[12] [13]
Highfield Lane Fakenham0 0 10 [14]
Barker's Lane Sprowston001212 May 2024
v Herefordshire
[15]
Walcis Park
Great Witchingham0 0 304 August 2024
v Cambridgeshire
[16]

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/235/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Norfolk
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/235/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Norfolk
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/563.html County Ground, Lakenham
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2708.html Recreation Ground, Great Yarmouth
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2564.html King Edward VII Grammar School Ground, Kings Lynn
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2558.html Recreation Ground, Hunstanton
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2525.html Hall Road, Barton Turf
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2303.html Norwich Union Ground, Pinebanks, Norwich
  9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2308.html The Common, Swardeston
  10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2085.html The Green, North Runcton
  11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2304.html Ferry Lane, Postwick
  12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/532.html Manor Park, Horsford
  13. Wise C (2018) Norfolk aiming to keep up the good work in Manor Park double-header, Eastern Daily Press, 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/4025.html Highfield Lane, Fakenham
  15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/6296.html Barker's Lane, Sprowston
  16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/4942.html Walcis Park, Great Witchingham