Wamil Way Explained

Ground Name:Wamil Way
Country:England
Location:Mildenhall, Suffolk
Establishment:1976 (first recorded match)
Year1:1977-present
Club1:Suffolk
Date:12 August
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/632.html Ground profile

Wamil Way is a cricket ground in Mildenhall, Suffolk with two cricket fields, in a picturesque setting beside the River Lark. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1976, when Suffolk played Huntingdonshire.[1] The ground hosted its first Minor Counties Championship match in the same year when Suffolk played Norfolk. From 1977 to present, the ground has hosted 30 Minor Counties Championship matches[2] and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[3]

The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match played on the ground was between Suffolk and the Lancashire Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. The ground has hosted 2 further List-A matches involving Suffolk, against the Essex Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and against Nottinghamshire in the 3rd round of the same competition.

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Mildenhall Cricket Club who play in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/632_misc.html Other matches played on Wamil Way
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/632_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Wamil Way
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/632_mint.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Wamil Way
  4. http://mildenhallcricketclub.hitscricket.com/default.aspx Mildenhall Cricket Club