Whitehaugh Oval Explained

Ground Name:	Whitehaugh Oval
Country:	Scotland
Location:	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Establishment:	1899
Home Club:	Kelburne CC
Year1:	1947–1964
Club1:	Scotland
Date:	23 July
Year:	2020
Source:	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1690.html CricketArchive

Whitehaugh Oval is a cricket ground in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Kelburne Cricket Club since their previous ground at Blackhall was lost to development in 1898. The new ground was opened with a match against West of Scotland on 29 April 1899.^{[1] [2]}

The first Scotland match held on the ground came in 1947 when they played a minor match against the touring South Africans.^[3] Scotland first played a first-class match there in 1952 against Ireland. The ground held five further first-class matches, the last of which saw Scotland play Ireland in 1960. Other teams to visit in first-class matches included Lancashire, Yorkshire and the touring Indians.^[4]

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 489 all out by Scotland v Ireland, 1954^[5]
• Lowest team total: 126 all out by Ireland v Scotland, 1952^[6]
• Highest individual innings: 153 not out by Polly Umrigar for Indians v Scotland, 1959^[7]
• Best bowling in an innings: 7 for 84 by Mike Kerrigan for Scotland v Ireland, 1960^[8]
• Best bowling in a match: 11 for 144 by Malcolm Hilton for Lancashire v Scotland, 1956^[9]

External links

• • Whitehaugh Cricket Ground at ESPNcricinfo

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Notes and References

1. News: More Missionary Enterprises . 23 July 2020 . The Scottish Referee . 28 April 1899 . Glasgow . 2 . . subscription.
2. News: The Kelburne Cricket Club Paisley . 23 July 2020 . paisley.org.uk . 14 July 2013.
3. Web site: Other matches played on Whitehaugh Cricket Ground, Paisley. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011.
4. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Whitehaugh Cricket Ground, Paisley. CricketArchive. 19 October 2011.
5. Web site: Scotland v Ireland, 1954. CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
6. Web site: Ireland v Scotland, 1952. CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
7. Web site: Whitehaugh Oval, Paisley - Centuries in first-class cricket. CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
8. Web site: Whitehaugh Oval, Paisley - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket. CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.
9. Web site: Scotland v Lancashire, 1956. CricketArchive. 6 November 2022. subscription.