Lochside Park Explained
Ground Name: | Lochside Park |
Country: | Scotland |
Location: | Forfar, Scotland |
Establishment: | 1984 (first recorded match) |
End1: | Loch End |
End2: | Baronhill End |
Year1: | 1991 - 1998 |
Club1: | Scotland |
Date: | 19 October |
Year: | 2011 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/484.html Ground profile |
Lochside Park is a cricket ground in Forfar, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1984 when Scotland B played Durham University.[1] The ground held its first List A match when Scotland played Lancashire in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup. Five further List A matches were played there, all involving Scotland in the Benson & Hedges Cup. The last match of that type to be held there came in the 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup when Derbyshire were the visitors.[2]
The ground is still in use today by Strathmore County Cricket Club.[3]
Records
List A
- Highest team total: 235 for 6 (55 overs) by Northamptonshire v Scotland, 1992[4]
- Lowest team total: 106 for 8 (55 overs) by Scotland v Essex, 1993[5]
- Highest individual innings: 103 by Alan Fordham for Northamptonshire v Scotland, 1992[6]
- Best bowling in an innings: 5 for 21 by Mark Ilott for Essex v Scotland, 1993[7]
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Other matches played on Lochside Park, Forfar. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011.
- Web site: List A Matches played on Lochside Park, Forfar. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011.
- Web site: Strathmore County Cricket Club. www.strathmorecc.intheteam.com. 19 October 2011.
- Web site: Scotland v Northamptonshire, Benson and Hedges Cup 1992 (Group B). CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
- Web site: Scotland v Essex, Benson and Hedges Cup 1993 (Preliminary Round). CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
- Web site: Lochside Park, Forfar - Centuries in List A matches . CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
- Web site: Lochside Park, Forfar - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches . CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.