Ground Name: | Church Road Ground |
Country: | England |
Location: | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
Establishment: | 1844 |
End1: | Church Road End |
End2: | Railway Road End |
Year1: | 1985–1995 & 1998 |
Club1: | Lancashire |
Date: | 5 September |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/612.html profile |
Lytham Cricket & Sports Club is a cricket ground in Lytham, Lancashire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1844, when Lytham played Kirkham.[1]
In 1985, the ground held its first first-class match when Lancashire played Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. From 1985 to 1998, the ground played host to 10 first-class matches, the last of which came in the 1998 County Championship between Lancashire and Worcestershire.[2]
The ground has also held a number of matches involving the Lancashire Second XI, holding a combined total of 9 Second XI fixtures for the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship.[3] [4]
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Lytham Cricket Club[5] who play in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.