Oxton Cricket Club Ground
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| Location | Oxton, Cheshire | ||||
| Establishment | 1882 (first recorded match) | ||||
| Owner | Oxton Cricket Club | ||||
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| As of 20 August 2010 Source: Ground profile | |||||
Townfield Lane is a cricket ground in Oxton, Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire). The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882 when Oxton played Huyton.[1] The ground was first used by Cheshire in 1895 when they played Worcestershire in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground during a number of periods in the 20th century. They played 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 2004 against Devon.[2] The ground has also held 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches; the last of which was between Cheshire and Lincolnshire in 1987.[3]
The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match on the ground was between Cheshire and Yorkshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. Cheshire used the ground for a further List-A match in the 1986 NatWest Trophy against Surrey. The third and final List-A match played on the ground to date saw a combined Minor Counties team play Nottinghamshire in the 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup.[4]
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Oxton Cricket Club[5] who play in the Cheshire County Cricket League.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Townfield Lane on CricketArchive
- Townfield Lane on Cricinfo