List of Devon County Cricket Club grounds
minor counties cricket from 1901 and played List A cricket from 1969 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1901 was against Wiltshire at Gras Lawn, Exeter, while their first home List A match came 77 years later against Staffordshire in the 1978 Gillette Cup at the Recreation Ground, Torquay
.
The twenty grounds that Devon have used for home matches since 1901 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds
List A
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Devon 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
| |||||||||
Recreation Ground |
Torquay | 5 July 1978 v Staffordshire |
8 June 2014 v Cheshire |
5 | 19 August 1932 v Surrey Second XI |
10 July 2011 v Cheshire |
68 | 12 June 1983 v Buckinghamshire |
10 June 2004 v Suffolk |
9 | [1][2][3][4][n 1] |
County Ground, Exeter |
Exeter | only match: 2 July 1980 v Cornwall |
1 | 8 August 1902 v Wiltshire |
3 August 2014 v Shropshire |
149 | 17 June 1984 v Oxfordshire |
9 May 2010 v Wales Minor Counties |
2 | [5][6][7][8][n 2] | |
The Maer Ground |
Exmouth
|
25 June 1986 v Nottinghamshire |
3 May 2005 v Essex |
16 | 3 August 1951 v Berkshire |
17 August 2014 v Berkshire |
54 | 2 June 1991 v Wiltshire |
13 June 2010 v Hertfordshire |
8 | [9][10][11][12][n 3] |
Minor Counties
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Devon 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
| |||||||
Gras Lawn | Exeter | 9 August 1901 v Wiltshire |
30 August 1901 v Glamorgan |
4 | – | – | 0 | [13][14][15] |
United Services Ground | Plymouth | 11 July 1904 v Cornwall |
29 July 2001 v Oxfordshire |
17 | – | – | 0 | [16][17] |
Kelly College Ground |
Tavistock
|
13 July 1906 v Cornwall |
23 July 1913 v Berkshire |
4 | – | – | 0 | [18][19] |
Cricketfield Road |
Torquay | only match: 4 August 1909 v Carmarthenshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [20][21] | |
Fortfield Road |
Sidmouth | 13 July 1914 v Monmouthshire |
6 July 2014 v Cheshire |
39 | 3 July 1984 v Cornwall |
13 July 2014 v Cheshire |
7 | [22][23][24] |
The Newton Abbot and District Recreational Ground |
Newton Abbot | 22 July 1925 v Monmouthshire |
23 July 1985 v Berkshire |
12 | – | – | 0 | [25][26] |
Peverell Park | Plymouth | 20 August 1926 v Cornwall |
23 July 1975 v Berkshire |
20 | – | – | 0 | [27][28] |
Sandhills |
Instow | 18 August 1933 v Surrey Second XI |
17 August 2008 v Shropshire |
18 | 22 June 1986 v Durham |
27 April 2014 v Wiltshire |
9 | [29][30][31] |
Blundell's School | Tiverton | 4 August 1947 v Dorset |
22 August 1969 v Oxfordshire |
3 | only match: 18 June 1989 v Dorset |
1 | [32][33][34] | |
Queen's Park |
Paignton | 5 August 1949 v Dorset |
18 August 1976 v Cornwall |
16 | – | – | 0 | [35][36] |
Court Lane | Seaton | 6 August 1951 v Dorset |
31 July 1967 v Somerset Second XI |
8 | – | – | 0 | [37][38] |
Pilton Ground | Barnstaple | only match: 23 July 1954 v Cornwall |
1 | – | – | 0 | [39][40] | |
St Thomas Cricket Club Ground | Exeter | 28 July 1965 v Berkshire |
23 August 1972 v Oxfordshire |
7 | – | – | 0 | [41][42] |
The Ring |
Tavistock
|
only match: 22 July 1976 v Dorset |
1 | – | – | 0 | [43][44] | |
Kate Brook | Chudleigh | 1 August 1978 v Dorset |
31 July 1979 v Dorset |
2 | – | – | 0 | [45][46] |
Recreation Ground |
Bovey Tracey | 26 August 1980 v Cornwall |
24 July 2007 v Wiltshire |
27 | 2 June 1985 v Wiltshire |
21 April 2013 v Oxfordshire |
9 | [47][48][49] |
Ottermouth |
Budleigh Salterton | 26 May 1996 v Dorset |
5 August 2007 v Cornwall |
4 | 10 May 1998 v Dorset |
18 May 2008 v Herefordshire |
3 | [50][51][52] |
The War Memorial Playing Fields |
Chagford | – | – | 0 | only match: 21 June 1998 v Cornwall |
1 | [53][54] |
Notes
- Minor Counties West also played one List A match here in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Devon at the ground are recorded in the table.
- Minor Counties cricket team and the touring West Indiansin 1928.
- Unicorns cricket team also played two List A matches at the ground in the 2010 and 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40. Only the List A matches played by Devon at the ground are recorded in the table.
References
- ^ "The Recreation Ground, Torquay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on The Recreation Ground, Torquay (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Recreation Ground, Torquay (68)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Recreation Ground, Torquay (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "County Ground, Exeter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on County Ground, Exeter (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on County Ground, Exeter (149)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on County Ground, Exeter (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The Maer Ground, Exmouth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on The Maer Ground, Exmouth (16)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Maer Ground, Exmouth (54)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Maer Ground, Exmouth (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Gras Lawn, Exeter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Gras Lawn, Exeter (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Racecourse Ground, Hereford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "United Services Ground, Plymouth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on United Services Ground, Plymouth (17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Kelly College Ground, Tavistock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Kelly College Ground, Tavistock (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Cricketfield Road, Torquay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Cricketfield Road, Torquay (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Fortfield Road, Sidmouth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Fortfield Road, Sidmouth (39)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Fortfield Road, Sidmouth (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The Newton Abbot and District Recreational Ground, Newton Abbot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Newton Abbot and District Recreational Ground, Newton Abbot (12)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Peverell Park, Plymouth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Peverell Park, Plymouth (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Sandhills, Instow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Sandhills, Instow (18)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Sandhills, Instow (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Blundell's School, Tiverton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Blundell's School, Tiverton (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Blundell's School, Tiverton (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Queen's Park, Paignton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Queen's Park, Paignton (16)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Court Lane, Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Court Lane, Seaton (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Pilton Ground, Barnstaple". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Pilton Ground, Barnstaple (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "St Thomas Cricket Club Ground, Exeter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on St Thomas Cricket Club Ground, Exeter (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The Ring, Tavistock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Ring, Tavistock (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Kate Brook, Chudleigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Kate Brook, Chudleigh (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Recreation Ground, Bovey Tracey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Recreation Ground, Bovey Tracey (27)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Recreation Ground, Bovey Tracey (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Ottermouth, Budleigh Salterton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ottermouth, Budleigh Salterton (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Ottermouth, Budleigh Salterton (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "The War Memorial Playing Fields, Chagford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The War Memorial Playing Fields, Chagford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2015.