| Ground Name: | Municipal Ground |
| Nickname: | Anstey Park |
| Country: | England |
| Location: | Alton, Hampshire |
| Coord: | 51.1591°N -0.9632°W |
| Establishment: | 1899 |
| Year1: | 1904 |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Date: | 21 October |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/56743.html Ground profile |
The Municipal Ground (also known as Anstey Park) was a cricket ground in Alton, Hampshire. The ground was constructed as a result of the efforts of G.J. Poole, the headmaster of a local Grammar School.[1] [2] Constructed by 1899, the Hampshire Second XI played there in the ground's first recorded match in that year,[3] while Hampshire later played one first-class match at the ground, against the touring South Africans in 1904.[4] The match ended in a South African victory by innings and 19 runs, during which South African batsman Louis Tancred was dismissed for 99 by Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, while in Hampshire's first-innings Johannes Kotze took a five wicket haul with figures of 5 for 66.[5] Whilst the ground still exists, it is instead used as a venue for rugby union matches.