Town Ground, Peterborough Explained

The Town Ground in Peterborough, England, is a cricket ground which was used by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in first-class matches for 60 years between 1906 and 1966. It is now used predominantly for Northamptonshire Premier League games, serving as the home ground of Peterborough Town CC.

Records

• Lowest team total: 82 by Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire, 1946^[1]
• Highest individual score: 232 by JG Langridge for Sussex against Northamptonshire, 1934^[2]
• Highest partnership: 361 by V Broderick and N Oldfield for the first wicket in Northamptonshire's innings against Scotland, 1953^[3]

• Northamptonshire declared upon the dismissal of V Broderick.^[4]
• Best bowling in an innings: 8-26 by RW Clarke for Northamptonshire against Hampshire, 1951^[5]
• Best Bowling in a match: 14-211 by AF Wensley for Sussex against Northamptonshire, 1929^[6]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: County Championship 1946 - Lowest Team Totals. 2015-05-07. The Cricketer. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129135214/http://stats.thecricketer.com/Events/County_Championship_1946/Lowest_Team_Totals.html. 2016-01-29. dead.
2. Web site: Highest score at Town Ground in Peterborough. 4 April 2024. CricketArchive.
3. Web site: Highest partnership at Town Ground in Peterborough. 4 April 2024. CricketArchive.
4. Web site: Northamptonshire V Scotland at Town Ground in Peterborough. 4 April 2024. CricketArchive.
5. Web site: Best Bowling figures in an innings at Town Ground in Peterborough. 4 April 2024. CricketArchive.
6. Web site: Best Bowling figures in a match at Town Ground in Peterborough. 4 April 2024. CricketArchive.