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1 Grounds  



1.1  List A  





1.2  Minor Counties  







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Wiltshire County Cricket Club was established in January 1893. It has played minor counties cricket from 1895 and played List A cricket from 1964 to 2005, using a varying number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Bedfordshire at the County Ground, Trowbridge, while their first home List A match came 69 years later against Hampshire in the 1964 Gillette CupatHardenhuish Park, Chippenham.

The thirteen grounds that Wiltshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.

Grounds[edit]

List A[edit]

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Wiltshire 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
Hardenhuish Park
Chippenham 2 May 1964
vHampshire
1 May 2001
vDerbyshire Cricket Board
2 26 June 1902
vDorset
25 July 1989
vShropshire
47 5 May 2002
vSomerset Cricket Board
8 June 2003
vBuckinghamshire
2 [1][2][3][4][n 1]
The County Ground
Swindon 29 June 1983
vNorthamptonshire
4 July 1984
vLeicestershire
2 3 August 1897
vGlamorgan
24 May 1998
vWales Minor Counties
84 25 June 2000
vGloucestershire Cricket Board
16 June 2002
vDorset
3 [5][6][7][8][n 2]
County Ground
Trowbridge 24 June 1987
vYorkshire
22 June 1993
vDurham
3 1 July 1895
vBedfordshire
4 August 2013
vWales Minor Counties
123 12 August 1983
vShropshire
29 May 2011
vWales Minor Counties
11 [9][10][11][12][n 3]
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club
Salisbury 2 May 2000
vScotland
3 May 2005
vKent
3 4 July 1905
vHertfordshire
7 September 2014
vStaffordshire
86 only match:
17 May 1998
vHerefordshire
  1 [13][14][15][16]

Minor Counties[edit]

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Wiltshire 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
British Rail Ground Swindon 29 May 1901
vGlamorgan
21 June 1992
vOxfordshire
28 0 [17][18]
Wellhead Lane
Westbury 7 August 1912
vSurrey Second XI
3 August 2003
vBerkshire
15 15 August 2004
vNorthumberland
30 April 2006
vOxfordshire
3 [19][20][21][n 4]
Melksham Melksham 26 August 1912
vBuckinghamshire
28 July 1922
vBerkshire
5 0 [22][23][n 5]
Marlborough College Ground
Marlborough 6 August 1920
vGlamorgan
8 July 1993
vHerefordshire
20 only match:
7 August 1983
vNorfolk
  1 [24][25][26]
London Road Devizes 20 August 1965
vBerkshire
20 July 2014
vDevon
27 31 May 1992
vDorset
13 May 2013
vSuffolk
7 [27][28][29]
The Worthys Malmesbury 26 July 1972
vOxfordshire
19 August 1976
vDorset
3 0 [30][31]
Savernake Forest Ground Marlborough 7 August 1994
vDorset
16 July 2000
vOxfordshire
7 0 [32][33]
Station Road
Corsham 14 June 1998
vBerkshire
22 June 2014
vDorset
17 1 June 1997
vNorfolk
15 June 2014
v Norfolk
11 [34][35][36]
Sambourne Road Warminster only match:
11 June 2000
vBerkshire
  1 27 June 1999
vWarwickshire Cricket Board
25 May 2014
vWales Minor Counties
3 [37][38][39]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Minor Counties South, Minor Counties West and a combined Minor Counties team all played List A matches here from 1972–1980 in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Wiltshire at the ground are recorded in the table.
  • ^ Gloucestershire played List A matches here between 1970–1992, while Minor Counties South played a single List A match here against Gloucestershire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Wiltshire at the ground are recorded in the table. One first-class match has been played here by a combined Minor Counties team against the touring Pakistanis in 1967.
  • ^ Gloucestershire played a single List A match here against Hampshire in the 1989 Refuge Assurance League, while a combined Minor Counties cricket team played two List A matches here in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Wiltshire at the ground are recorded in the table. One first-class match has been played here by a combined Minor Counties team against the touring Indians in 1990.
  • ^ Wiltshire were scheduled to play a List A match here against Nottinghamshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, however the match was abandoned due to rain.
  • ^ The exact ground used in Melksham is not known.
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "List A Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham (47)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "The County Ground, Swindon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "List A Matches played on The County Ground, Swindon (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The County Ground, Swindon (84)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The County Ground, Swindon (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "County Ground, Trowbridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "List A Matches played on County Ground, Trowbridge (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on County Ground, Trowbridge (123)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on County Ground, Trowbridge (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "List A Matches played on Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury (86)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "British Rail Ground, Swindon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on British Rail Ground, Swindon (28)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury (15)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Melksham, Melksham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Melksham, Melksham (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Marlborough College Ground, Marlborough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Marlborough College Ground, Marlborough (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Marlborough College Ground, Marlborough (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "London Road, Devizes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road, Devizes (27)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on London Road, Devizes (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "The Worthys, Malmesbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Worthys, Malmesbury (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Savernake Forest Ground, Marlborough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Savernake Forest Ground, Marlborough (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Station Road, Corsham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Station Road, Corsham (17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Station Road, Corsham (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Sambourne Road, Warminster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Sambourne Road, Warminster (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Sambourne Road, Warminster (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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