Blackpool Cricket Club
Ground information | |||
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Location | Blackpool, Lancashire | ||
Establishment | 1893 | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
End names | |||
Pavilion End Nursery End | |||
International information | |||
First women's Test | 26–30 June 1937: England v Australia | ||
Last women's Test | 3–7 July 1986: England v India | ||
First WODI | 26 August 2007: England v New Zealand | ||
Last WODI | 27 August 2007: England v New Zealand | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 5 September 2020 Source: Ground profile |
Blackpool Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Stanley Park, in Blackpool, Lancashire. Located in western quadrant of the park, the club plays at a 5,000-seater ground, which is regularly used for county cricket matches by Lancashire.
The club's 1st and 2nd XI play in the ECB Northern Premier League while its 3rd XI and Sunday Development XI turn out in the Palace Shield, and its 4th XI in the Fylde League. Its players include first-class cricketer Steven Croft.[1]
Raikes Hall
Blackpool Cricket Club first formed in 1888 and they regularly played at
Whitegate Park
Due to repairs being needed at the Raikes Hall site in 1893, the Blackpool Athletic Ground Company decided to give the club a more permanent home at Whitegate Park. The new ground covered an area of 150yds by 130yds.[2] The first recorded match on the ground came in 1893, when Blackpool played the touring Australians, who were on their Ashes tour.[1] The inaugural
Stanley Park
In 1925, the grounds were renamed 'Stanley Park' as it sat within the boundary of the new park and continued to be the home of Blackpool Cricket Club. Sir Lindsay Parkinson donated the ground, valued at £10,000 to the club shortly before it was renamed Stanley Park. The ground is managed by Blackpool Cricket Club and the deeds are held in trust by the mayor.[2] The club played in the Ribblesdale League and were part of the founding members whom created the Northern League. Blackpool have also won the National Club Cricket Championship in 1990.[2]
Former players
Many professionals have played at the club including:
References
- ^ a b c "Stanley Park, Blackpool". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Lorimer, Malcolm; Ambrose, Don (1992). Cricket Grounds of Lancashire. Nottingham, UK: Association of Cricket Statisticians.
- ^ "About Us". Blackpool Cricket Club. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.