Hertfordshire County Cricket Club was established on 8 March 1876. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1895 and played List A cricket from 1964 to 2004, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Norfolk at Cricketfield Lane, Bishop's Stortford, while their first home List A match came 71 years later against Berkshire in the 1966 Gillette Cup at the Lucas Lane, Hitchin.
The 24 grounds that Hertfordshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds
[edit]List A
[edit]Below is a complete list of grounds used by Hertfordshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
| Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List A | Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||||
| Lucas Lane | Hitchin | 30 April 1966 v Berkshire |
28 June 1989 v Nottinghamshire |
8 | 24 July 1908 v Cambridgeshire |
9 August 1998 v Lincolnshire |
38 | 16 June 1991 v Norfolk |
4 July 1993 v Staffordshire |
2 | [1][2][3][4] |
Ditchmore Lane |
Stevenage | only match: 10 May 1969 v Devon |
1 | 29 July 1921 v Buckinghamshire |
20 August 2000 v Cambridgeshire |
41 | 4 June 1989 v Oxfordshire |
19 May 1991 v Berkshire |
2 | [5][6][7][8] | |
Clarence Park |
St Albans | 4 July 1984 v Somerset |
27 July 1990 v Warwickshire |
2 | 14 August 1895 v Bedfordshire |
17 June 1997 v Northumberland |
87 | 2 July 1986 v Norfolk |
30 June 1991 v Devon |
2 | [9][10][11][12] |
Brunton Memorial Ground |
Radlett | 4 May 1999 v Leicestershire Cricket Board |
3 June 1999 v Lancashire |
2 | 2 July 1975 v Cambridgeshire |
10 June 2007 v Lincolnshire |
6 | 17 May 2006 v Cheshire |
19 May 2013 v Oxfordshire |
2 | [13][14][15][16][n 1] |
Balls Park |
Hertford | 19 May 1999 v Sussex Cricket Board |
27 June 2001 v Worcestershire |
2 | 8 July 1901 v Cambridgeshire |
8 June 2014 v Cambridgeshire |
75 | 10 June 2000 v Suffolk |
25 June 2000 v Essex Cricket Board |
2 | [17][18][19][20] |
| Digswell Park | Welwyn Garden City | 20 May 2000 v Cambridgeshire |
29 August 2001 v Staffordshire |
3 | only match: 30 June 2002 v Cambridgeshire |
1 | 6 July 2003 v Cheshire |
22 April 2012 v Devon |
7 | [21][22][23][24] | |
Cricketfield Lane |
Bishop's Stortford | only match: 28 August 2003 v Ireland |
1 | 25 July 1895 v Norfolk |
10 June 2012 v Bedfordshire |
56 | 12 June 1983 v Cheshire |
5 May 2002 v Suffolk |
6 | [25][26][27][28][n 2] | |
Minor Counties
[edit]Below is a complete list of grounds used by Hertfordshire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
| Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||
| Park Avenue | Watford | 28 July 1895 v Worcestershire |
3 July 1974 v Cambridgeshire |
77 | 31 May 1987 v Bedfordshire |
24 June 2001 v Huntingdonshire |
2 | [29][30][31] |
| Broxbourne Sports Club Ground | Broxbourne | 8 July 1902 v Dorset |
3 July 1935 v Norfolk |
11 | – | – | 0 | [32][33] |
| Manor House Ground | Bushey | 26 June 1911 v Bedfordshire |
17 July 1914 v Norfolk |
4 | – | – | 0 | [34][35] |
| Albury Ride | Cheshunt | 19 July 1920 v Norfolk |
20 August 1978 v Suffolk |
8 | – | – | 0 | [36][37] |
| Crossman's Ground | near Barkway | 27 July 1925 v Norfolk |
6 June 1937 v Norfolk |
13 | – | – | 0 | [38][39] |
| Porters Park | Radlett | 5 July 1929 v Berkshire |
1 August 1934 v Buckinghamshire |
3 | 3 July 1984 v Cornwall |
13 July 2014 v Cheshire |
7 | [40][41] |
| Letchworth Corner | Letchworth | 19 June 1935 v Hertfordshire |
16 August 1992 v Suffolk |
23 | – | – | 0 | [42][43] |
| Hyde Hall | Sawbridgeworth | only match: 27 June 1938 v Norfolk |
1 | – | – | 0 | [44][45] | |
| Durrants Sports Ground | Croxley Green | 27 August 1954 v Norfolk |
15 August 1982 v Suffolk |
5 | 16 June 1985 v Shropshire |
22 June 1986 v Berkshire |
2 | [46][47][48] |
London Road |
Tring | 26 August 1959 v Buckinghamshire |
6 June 1999 v Norfolk |
12 | only match: 5 June 1988 v Buckinghamshire |
1 | [49][50][51][n 3] | |
| Barnet Lane | Barnet | 16 August 1961 v Suffolk |
16 August 1963 v Suffolk |
2 | – | – | 0 | [52][53] |
| County Hall Ground | Hertford | only match: 17 July 1968 v Norfolk |
1 | – | – | 0 | [54][55] | |
Woodside |
Watford | 20 June 1976 v Norfolk |
11 June 1991 v Cumberland |
11 | only match: 19 May 1985 v Bedfordshire |
1 | [56][57][58][n 4] | |
The Walk |
Potters Bar | 18 August 1987 v Cumberland |
4 August 1991 v Cambridgeshire |
3 | 2 June 1985 v Norfolk |
8 June 1986 v Bedfordshire |
2 | [59][60][61] |
Denis Compton Oval |
Shenley | 17 July 1995 v Staffordshire |
11 July 1999 v Northumberland |
5 | 6 June 1993 v Oxfordshire |
4 June 2000 v Middlesex Cricket Board |
8 | [62][63][64][n 5] |
Marlins |
Long Marston | 21 August 1994 v Suffolk |
3 August 2014 v Cumberland |
19 | 13 May 2007 v Oxfordshire |
1 June 2008 v Northumberland |
2 | [65][66][67] |
The Common |
Harpenden | 4 August 2013 v Staffordshire |
6 July 2014 v Norfolk |
2 | 3 June 2001 v Middlesex Cricket Board |
25 May 2014 v Norfolk |
9 | [68][69][70] |
Home Farm |
North Mymms | – | – | 0 | 2 June 2006 v Buckinghamshire |
13 May 2012 v Cornwall |
5 | [71][72] |
| Whitehorn Lane | Letchworth | – | – | 0 | only match: 25 April 2010 v Dorset |
1 | [73][74] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Middlesex played a single List A match here in the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 against Yorkshire.
- ^ A single first-class cricket match was played here in June 1872 between a United South of England Eleven versus a United North of England Eleven.
- ^ Northamptonshire played List A matches here from 1974–1991. Buckinghamshire have played four Minor Counties Championship matches and two MCCA Knockout Trophy matches here. Only the matches played by Hertfordshire in these competitions at the ground is recorded in the table.
- ^ The ground has played host to a number of teams in List A matches. Minor Counties West played two matches there in the 1977 and 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup, while Minor Counties South played there in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. A combined Minor Counties cricket team played here in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup, before Middlesex played here against the touring Sri Lankans in 1981.
- ^ Six first-class cricket matches have been played here between 1996 and 1994. The Marylebone Cricket Club played three matches at the ground, while Middlesex played two matches against the touring Sri Lankans and Zimbabweans respectively in 2002 and 2003. The sixth first-class match held there saw Sri Lanka A play the touring West Indians. Four List A matches were played here between 1996 and 2004, with the Marylebone Cricket Club playing the touring Pakistanis in 1996, with the other three matches seeing Middlesex as the home team. The Middlesex Cricket Board and Northamptonshire Cricket Board have both played one MCCA Knockout Trophy match here apiece. Only the MCCA Knockout Trophy matches played by Hertfordshire at the ground are recorded in the table. Both Women's Test cricket and Women's One Day International cricket matches have been played here by the England national women's cricket team.
References
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- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Lucas Lane, Hitchin (38)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ "Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ "Clarence Park, St Albans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ "Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ "Balls Park, Hertford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ "Digswell Park, Welwyn Garden City". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Cricketfield Lane, Bishop's Stortford (56)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Cricketfield Lane, Bishop's Stortford (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Park Avenue, Watford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Park Avenue, Watford (77)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Park Avenue, Watford (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Broxbourne Sports Club Ground, Broxbourne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Broxbourne Sports Club Ground, Broxbourne (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Manor House Ground, Bushey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Manor House Ground, Bushey (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Albury Ride, Cheshunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Albury Ride, Cheshunt (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Crossman's Ground, Cokenach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Crossman's Ground, Cokenach (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Porters Park, Radlett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Porters Park, Radlett (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Letchworth Corner, Letchworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Letchworth Corner, Letchworth (23)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Hyde Park, Sawbridgeworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Hyde Hall, Sawbridgeworth (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Durrants Sports Ground, Croxley Green". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Durrants Sports Ground, Croxley Green (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Durrants Sports Ground, Croxley Green (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "London Road, Tring". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road, Tring (12)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on London Road, Tring (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Barnet Lane, Barnet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Barnet Lane, Barnet (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "County Hall Ground, Hertford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on County Hall Ground, Hertford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Woodside, Watford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Woodside, Watford (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Woodside, Watford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The Walk, Potters Bar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Walk, Potters Bar (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Walk, Potters Bar (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Denis Compton Oval, Shenley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Denis Compton Oval, Shenley (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Denis Compton Oval, Shenley (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Marlins, Long Marston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Marlins, Long Marston (19)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Marlins, Long Marston (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The Common, Harpenden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Common, Harpenden (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Common, Harpenden (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Home Farm, North Mymms". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Home Farm, North Mymms (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Whitehorn Lane, Letchworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Whitehorn Lane, Letchworth (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.