| Ground Name: | Townfield Lane |
| Country: | England |
| Location: | Oxton, Cheshire |
| Establishment: | 1882 (first recorded match) |
| Owner: | Oxton Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1989 |
| Club1: | Minor Counties |
| Year2: | 1895 - 2004 |
| Club2: | Cheshire |
| Date: | 20 August |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/318.html Ground profile |
Townfield Lane is a cricket ground in Oxton, Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire). The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882 when Oxton played Huyton.[1] The ground was first used by Cheshire in 1895 when they played Worcestershire in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground during a number of periods in the 20th century. They played 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 2004 against Devon.[2] The ground has also held 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches; the last of which was between Cheshire and Lincolnshire in 1987.[3]
The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match on the ground was between Cheshire and Yorkshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. Cheshire used the ground for a further List-A match in the 1986 NatWest Trophy against Surrey. The third and final List-A match played on the ground to date saw a combined Minor Counties team play Nottinghamshire in the 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup.[4]
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Oxton Cricket Club[5] who play in the Cheshire County Cricket League.