County Cricket Ground, Northampton
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Wantage Road | |||||
Ground information | |||||
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Location | Northampton | ||||
Coordinates | 52°14′53.37″N 0°52′16.34″W / 52.2481583°N 0.8712056°W | ||||
Establishment | 1885 | ||||
Capacity | 6,500[1] | ||||
End names | |||||
Lynn Wilson End David Capel End | |||||
International information | |||||
First ODI | 19 May 1999: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||
Last ODI | 31 May 1999: Bangladesh v Pakistan | ||||
Only women's Test | 12–15 June 1937: England v Australia | ||||
First WODI | 9 July 1999: England v India | ||||
Last WODI | 12 September 2023: England v Sri Lanka | ||||
First WT20I | 22 August 2008: England v South Africa | ||||
Last WT20I | 17 May 2024: England v Pakistan | ||||
Team information | |||||
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As of 17 May 2024 Source: CricketArchive |
The County Ground is a cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington area of Northampton, England. It is home to Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, and was used by Northampton Town F.C. from 1897 to 1994.
Cricket
Northamptonshire played their first match at the ground in 1886 before competing in the
The County Cricket Ground is known to be a venue which favours spinners, and in the last County Championship game of 2005, Northamptonshire's two spin bowlers Jason Brown and Monty Panesar took all 20 wickets for Northamptonshire.
The County Ground hosted two 1999 Cricket World Cup matches: South Africa's victory over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh's first World Cup victory against eventual finalists Pakistan by 62 runs.
Football
Northampton Town F.C., also known as 'the Cobblers', played their home games at the County Ground for 97 years, between 1897 and 1994. The football ground only had three sides, with an open side being needed due to the size of the cricket field.
The team began in the Northants League, working upward through various leagues before being elected to
On 7 February 1970, Northampton Town hosted Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round at the County Ground and lost 8–2, with George Best scoring six goals.
From the 1970s to the 1990s, the team occupied
The Cobblers played their last game there on 12 October 1994 (a 1–0 league defeat to Mansfield Town),[2] and then moved to Sixfields, a four-sided stadium more suitable for football.[3]
Trivia
Sir Elton John played the first ever concert at the County Ground on 25 June 2011. The show lasted for over two and a half hours. Sir Elton was supported by Ed Drewett.[4] Subsequent concerts have included Tom Jones, Olly Murs, Little Mix and Craig David/Rita Ora.
While the two sports clubs shared the ground, the cricket club's address was 'Wantage Road' whereas the football club's address was 'Abington Avenue'.
See also
References
- ^ "County Ground". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "County Ground, Northampton". Old Football Grounds. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009.
- ^ "County Ground – Northampton Town FC". Football Ground Guide. April 2010.
- ^ "Elton John Concerts in 2011". Eltonography. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.