County Ground, Southampton
Ground information | |||
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Location | Southampton, Hampshire | ||
Coordinates | 50°55′10″N 1°24′36″W / 50.91944°N 1.41000°W | ||
Establishment | 1885 | ||
Demolished | 2001 | ||
Capacity | 7,000 | ||
End names | |||
City End Northlands Road End | |||
International information | |||
First ODI | 16 June 1983: Australia v Zimbabwe | ||
Last ODI | 30 May 1999: Kenya v Sri Lanka | ||
Only WODI | 19 July 1998: England v Australia | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 5 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive |
The County Ground in
Background
Early Hampshire cricket teams had played first-class cricket in Southampton since 1842 at the Antelope Ground, under the supervision of Daniel Day. Following building speculation, the county team moved across the River Itchen to Day's Itchen Ground, although the building proposal fell through and so Hampshire returned across the river to the Antelope Ground.[1] Hampshire County Cricket Club, formed in September 1863, became tenants.[2] In 1883, James Fellowes began negotiations for the lease and development of 8 acres (32,000 m2) land in Northlands Road which formed part of the Hulse estate. With an agreement reached between Hampshire County Cricket Club and the estate, Hampshire played their final match at the Antelope Ground in August 1884 and moved to Northlands Road for the 1885 season.
History
Early years and football venue
The County Ground was originally leased for £160 annually,[3] with the condition that a pavilion be built. This was done for the cost of £2,000, which had been raised.[4] The County Ground was opened on 9 May 1885 by Elizabeth, Countess of Northesk, the wife of George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk who was at the time the club president. The grand opening match was between South Hampshire and North Hampshire.[4] The inaugural first-class match saw Hampshire play a Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in June 1885 side captained by the Scot John Russel; the MCC winning the match by an innings margin.[5] Ten days later Hampshire played their first county match there with Derbyshire as the visitors,[6] though this too resulted in another heavy innings defeat for Hampshire.[7] In 1886, Hampshire lost its first-class status after years of difficult circumstances and poor results. However, Hampshire still played minor matches at the ground.[8] The Hampshire County Ground Company was founded in 1893 and purchased the freehold of the ground from Sir Edward Hulse for £5,400.[4] Hampshire were restored to first-class status in 1895, with the County Ground hosting its first County Championship match in the same year.[6]
Developments continued afoot at the ground, with a new frontage for the main pavilion being built in 1896, with the addition a newly built ladies pavilion adjacent to it. The football stand was redeveloped in 1900 and eleven years later a new
Inter-war years
With first-class cricket in England suspended as a result of the
1919–1939
In 1921 the touring Australians scored 708-7 declared, the highest first-class innings on the ground. The match ended in a draw. In 1930 crowds flocked to the County Ground to watch
First-class cricket was once more suspended in England during the
1939–2000
The County Ground played host to Hampshire's 1961 and 1973 County Championship winning seasons, as well as playing host to its first
In 1983 the ground hosted its first One Day International when Australia took on Zimbabwe in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Australia won the match by four wickets.
Cardigan Connor who took 9–38 in 1996 and Kevan James took four wickets in four balls in the match against the touring Indians in the same year. In 1999 the ground played host to its final two One Day Internationals in the 1999 Cricket World Cup when New Zealand played the West Indies, with the West Indies winning by seven wickets. The second match saw Kenya play Sri Lanka, which the Sri Lankans won by 45 runs.
Hampshire sold the County Ground in May 1998 to Berkeley Homes for £5 million.[17] After 115 years at the County Ground, the 2000 County Championship marked the club's last season at the County Ground. The ground's last first-class match saw Yorkshire as the visitors. The County Ground played host to three One Day International, 565 first-class matches and 211 List-A matches.
For
Cricket records
International
One-Day International
- Highest team total: 275/8 (50 overs) by Sri Lanka v. Kenya, 1999[19]
- Lowest team total: 156 (48.1 overs) by New Zealand v. West Indies, 1999[20]
- Highest individual innings: 84 by David Houghton for Zimbabwe v. Australia, 1983[21]
- Best bowling in an innings: 4/46 by Mervyn Dillon for West Indies v. New Zealand, 1999[22]
Domestic
First-class
- Highest team total: 708/7d by the Australians v. Hampshire, 1921[23]
- Lowest team total: 30 by Hampshire v. Nottinghamshire, 1932[24]
- Highest individual innings: 303* by Graeme Hick for Worcestershire v. Hampshire, 1997[25]
- Best bowling in an innings: 9-38 by Cardigan Connor for Hampshire v. Gloucestershire, 1996[26]
- Best bowling in a match: 17-119 by Walter Mead for Essex v. Hampshire, 1895[27]
List A
- Highest team total: 371/4 (60 overs) by Hampshire v. Glamorgan, 1975[28]
- Lowest team total: 63 (30.3 overs) by Hampshire v. Surrey, 1997[29]
- Highest individual innings: 177 by Gordon Greenidge for Hampshire v. Glamorgan, 1975[30]
- Best bowling in an innings: 7/30 by Peter Sainsbury for Hampshire v. Norfolk, 1965[31]
Further reading
- Chris Arnot, Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds, Aurum, 2011.
See also
References
- ^ "Antelope Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ISBN 0-9534474-2-1.
- ^ a b c Laven, Kate. "Hampshire bids farewell to Northlands Road". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ ISBN 009173830X.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played on County Ground, Southampton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Hampshire v Derbyshire, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played on County Ground, Southampton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ISBN 1-84018-041-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-9534474-1-3.
- ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ "County Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Hampshire v Australians, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Hampshire v Australians, 1921". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Hampshire v Australians, 31st May, 2nd June 1930". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ISBN 0413640809.
- ^ "Cricket: Hampshire sell County Ground". The Independent. 8 May 1998. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Highest Team Totals in ODI cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Lowest Team Totals in ODI cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Australia v Zimbabwe, 1983 World Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Four Wickets in an Innings in ODI cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Double Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Highest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Lowest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "County Ground, Southampton - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2012.