Trent College Ground Explained

Fullname:Trent College
Location:Derby Road
Long Eaton
NG10 4AD
Coordinates:52.8985°N -1.2833°W
Built:1868
Opened:1869
Owner:Trent College
Record Attendance:6,000 (Derbyshire v. Kent, John Player League, 6 July 1975)
Surface:Grass

The Trent College Ground is a cricket ground at Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. The ground has hosted five List A matches, all John Player League matches involving Derbyshire, who played one match each year at the ground from 1975 to 1979, with an estimated 6,000 spectators packed into the ground for the Derbyshire vs Kent match on 6 July 1975.[1] Evidence of cricket being played on Trent College grounds date back to 1869, with records revealing two matches that year (one of them against Appleby Grammar School). Trent won both matches.[2]

Game information

Game TypeNo. of Games
County Championship Matches0
limited-over county matches5
Twenty20 matches0

One-day matches

CategoryInformation
Highest Team ScoreDerbyshire (233/4 in 39.2 overs against Surrey) in 1978
Lowest Team ScoreDerbyshire (130/9 in 40 overs against Leicestershire) in 1977
Best Batting PerformanceMark Faber (71 Runs for Sussex against Derbyshire) in 1976
Best Bowling PerformancePeter Kirsten (5/34 for Derbyshire against Northamptonshire) in 1979

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Player's League, 1975 Derbyshire v Kent . static.espncricinfo.com . espnCricInfo . 2022-09-25.
  2. Book: Breakwell, Keith . The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley . 197–209 . 1994 . 978-0-9521-4371-0.