Whitehaugh Oval is a cricket ground in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Kelburne Cricket Club since their previous ground at Blackhall was lost to development in 1898. The new ground was opened with a match against West of Scotland on 29 April 1899.[1][2]
 The pavilion at Whitehaugh in 2007 | |||
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| Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||
| Home club | Kelburne CC | ||
| Establishment | 1899 | ||
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| As of 23 July 2020 Source: CricketArchive | |||
The first Scotland match held on the ground came in 1947 when they played a minor match against the touring South Africans.[3] Scotland first played a first-class match there in 1952 against Ireland. The ground held five further first-class matches, the last of which saw Scotland play Ireland in 1960. Other teams to visit in first-class matches included Lancashire, Yorkshire and the touring Indians.[4]
Records
editFirst-class
edit- Highest team total: 489 all out by Scotland v Ireland, 1954[5]
- Lowest team total: 126 all out by Ireland v Scotland, 1952[6]
- Highest individual innings: 153 not out by Polly Umrigar for Indians v Scotland, 1959[7]
- Best bowling in an innings: 7 for 84 by Mike Kerrigan for Scotland v Ireland, 1960[8]
- Best bowling in a match: 11 for 144 by Malcolm Hilton for Lancashire v Scotland, 1956[9]
References
edit- ^ "More Missionary Enterprises". The Scottish Referee. Glasgow. 28 April 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 23 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Kelburne Cricket Club Paisley". paisley.org.uk. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Other matches played on Whitehaugh Cricket Ground, Paisley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Whitehaugh Cricket Ground, Paisley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Whitehaugh Oval, Paisley - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Whitehaugh Oval, Paisley - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Lancashire, 1956". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
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Media related to Kelburne Cricket Club at Wikimedia Commons- Whitehaugh Cricket Ground at ESPNcricinfo
