Tyler's Ground Explained

Ground Name:Tyler's Ground
Nickname:Tyler's Meadow
Country:England
Location:Loughborough, Leicestershire
Coord:52.7781°N -1.1888°W
Year1:1875
Club1:North
Date:24 August
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/607.html Ground profile

Tyler's Ground (also known as Tyler's Meadow) was a cricket ground in Loughborough, Leicestershire. It is believed the ground was located along Allsop's Lane on the edge of the town, with the ground being described as located a short distance from Loughborough railway station.[1] [2] The first recorded match played at the ground was in 1856, when Loughborough played an All-England Eleven.[3] A single first-class match was played at the ground in 1875, when the North played the South,[4] with W. G. Grace taking nine wickets in the North's first-innings and William Mycroft taking six wickets in the South's first-innings. Grace then took five wickets in the North's second-innings, ending with match figures of 14/108, while Mycroft took eight wickets in the South's second-innings to finish with match figures of 14/38. No batsman passed 26 runs, with the highest innings score being 130 in the North's second-innings. The match ended in a victory by 125 runs for the North.[5] No further matches are recorded as being played at the ground following this date and its location is today agricultural fields.

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52.7781°N -1.1888°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ground profile: Tyler's Ground, Loughborough. CricketArchive. 21 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Cricket at Loughborough. Whetnall. Barbara. 7 July 2009. Loughborough University. 21 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Other matches played on Tyler's Ground, Loughborough. CricketArchive. 21 January 2013.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Tyler's Ground, Loughborough. CricketArchive. 21 January 2013.
  5. Web site: North v South, 1875. CricketArchive. 21 January 2013.