List of Oxfordshire County Cricket Club grounds explained

Oxfordshire County Cricket Club was established on 14 December 1921; prior to that a county club had existed before, with Oxfordshire competing in the first two Minor Counties Championship's in 1895 and 1896, and an Oxfordshire side also appeared in the competition from 1900 to 1906. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1922 and played List A cricket from 1967 to 2003, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Worcestershire at Christ Church Ground, Oxford, while their first home List A match came 75 years later, also against Worcestershire, in the 1970 Gillette Cup at Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley.

The thirty grounds that Oxfordshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.

Grounds

List A

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Oxfordshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.

Name LocationFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesRefs
List AMinor Counties ChampionshipMCCA Trophy
Christ Church Ground
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
 -  - [6] [7] [8]
Butt's Way
[9] [10] [11] [12]
Vicarage Hill
  [13] [14] [15] [16]
[17] [18] [19] [20]

Minor Counties

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Oxfordshire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[21]

Name LocationFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesRefs
Minor Counties ChampionshipMCCA Trophy
Oxford County School Ground Thame5 August 1898
v Buckinghamshire 		 -  - [22] [23]
Britannia Works Ground  -  - [24] [25]
Hertford College Ground
 -  - [26] [27]
New College Ground
 -  - [28] [29] [30]
Merton College Ground  -  - [31] [32]
Burford Road
 -  - [33] [34]
Blenheim
   -  - [35] [36] [37]
St John's College Ground  -  - [38] [39]
Trinity College Ground    -  - [40] [41]
Northern Aluminium Company GroundBanbury -  - [42] [43]
Grange Road   [44] [45] [46]
Lincoln College Ground  -  - [47] [48]
 -  - [49] [50]
Smith's Industries Ground  -  - [51] [52]
Roman Way Sports Ground  -  - [53] [54]
Pressed Steel Fisher Sports Ground   [55] [56] [57]
The Brakspear Ground
[58] [59] [60]
Witney Mills Ground  -  - [61] [62]
Abingdon War Memorial Field
 -  - [63] [64]
Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground  -  - [65] [66]
Church Meadow
[67] [68] [69]
University Parks
   -  - [70] [71] [72]
Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club Ground
[73] [74] [75]
Radley College
 -  - [76] [77]
Ledwell Road
  [78] [79] [80]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christ Church Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  2. Web site: List A Matches played on Christ Church Ground, Oxford (5) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  3. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Christ Church Ground, Oxford (73) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Christ Church Ground, Oxford (15) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  5. [Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]
  6. Web site: Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  7. Web site: List A Matches played on Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  8. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley (32) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  9. Web site: The Butts Way, Kingston Blount . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  10. Web site: List A Matches played on The Butts Way, Kingston Blount (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  11. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Butts Way, Kingston Blount (5) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  12. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Butts Way, Kingston Blount (4) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  13. Web site: Vicarage Hill, East Challow . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  14. Web site: List A Matches played on Vicarage Hill, East Challow (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  15. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Vicarage Hill, East Challow (17) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  16. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Vicarage Hill, East Challow (15) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  17. Web site: White Post Road, Bodicote . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  18. Web site: List A Matches played on White Post Road, Bodicote (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  19. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on White Post Road, Bodicote (17) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  20. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on White Post Road, Bodicote (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  21. Oxfordshire played 42 Minor Counties Championship matches in Oxford, for which the location upon which the matches were played is not recorded. The venue is given the conjectural name of Oxford.
  22. Web site: Oxford County School Ground, Thame . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  23. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Oxford County School Ground, Thame (4) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  24. Web site: Britannia Works Ground, Banbury . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  25. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Britannia Works Ground, Banbury (4) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  26. Web site: Hertford College Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  27. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Hertford College Ground, Oxford (13) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  28. Web site: New College Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  29. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on New College Ground, Oxford (13) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  30. Oxford University played two first-class matches here in 1906 and 1907.
  31. Web site: Merton College Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  32. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Merton College Ground, Oxford (20) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  33. Web site: Burford Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  34. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Burford Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood (9) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  35. Web site: Blenheim, Blenheim . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  36. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Blenheim, Blenheim (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  37. The exact name and location of the ground used in Blenheim is not known.
  38. Web site: St John's College Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  39. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on St John's College Ground, Oxford (8) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  40. Web site: Trinity College Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  41. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Trinity College Ground, Oxford (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  42. Web site: Northern Aluminium Company Ground, Banbury . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  43. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Northern Aluminium Company Ground, Banbury (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  44. Web site: Grange Road, Banbury . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  45. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Grange Road, Banbury (8) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  46. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Grange Road, Banbury (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26 . 2015-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151017000815/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/1853_mint.html . dead .
  47. Web site: Lincoln College Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  48. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Lincoln College Ground, Oxford (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  49. Web site: St Edward's School Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  50. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on St Edward's School Ground, Oxford (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  51. Web site: Smith's Industries Ground, Witney . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  52. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Smith's Industries Ground, Witney (12) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  53. Web site: Roman Way Sports Ground, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  54. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Roman Way Sports Ground, Oxford (20) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  55. Web site: Pressed Steel Fisher Sports Ground, Cowley . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  56. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Pressed Steel Fisher Sports Ground, Cowley (12) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  57. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Pressed Steel Fisher Sports Ground, Cowley (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  58. Web site: The Brakspear Ground, Remenham . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  59. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Brakspear Ground, Remenham (17) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  60. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Brakspear Ground, Remenham (6) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  61. Web site: Witney Mills Ground, Witney . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  62. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Witney Mills Ground, Witney (11) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  63. Web site: Abingdon War Memorial Field, Abingdon . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  64. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Abingdon War Memorial Field, Abingdon (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  65. Web site: Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  66. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury (11) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  67. Web site: Church Meadow, Thame . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  68. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Church Meadow, Thame (8) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  69. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Church Meadow, Thame (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  70. Web site: University Parks, Oxford . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  71. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on University Parks, Oxford (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  72. Oxford University have played first-class and List A matches.
  73. Web site: Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club Ground, Chesterton . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  74. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club Ground, Chesterton (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  75. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Bicester and North Oxford Cricket Club Ground, Chesterton (5) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  76. Web site: Radley College Bigside Ground, Abingdon . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  77. Web site: Minor Trophy Championship Matches played on Radley College Bigside Ground, Abingdon (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  78. Web site: Ledwell Road, Great Tew . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  79. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ledwell Road, Great Tew (7) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.
  80. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Ledwell Road, Great Tew (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-26.

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