King's House Sports Ground (formally known as the Civil Service Sports Ground) is a multi-use sports ground in Chiswick, London. King George V presided over the official opening in 1926 and inspected the teams.[1][2] The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1926, when the Civil Service cricket team played Australia in a non first-class match.[3] The following year, the ground held its only first-class match when the Civil Service played the touring New Zealanders.[4] This match was also the Civil Service's only appearance in first-class cricket.
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| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Chiswick, London, W4 2SH | ||
| Establishment | 1926 (first recorded match) | ||
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| Only WODI | 26 July 1993: New Zealand v  West Indies | ||
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| As of 6 September 2020 Source: Ground profile | |||
The ground held a single Second XI Championship match in 1973 when the Middlesex Second XI played the Kent Second XI.[5]
During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held its only Women's One Day International when New Zealand women played the West Indies.[6]
Since 2010 the Sports Ground has been managed by King's House School. The school has overseen many new developments to facilities, including a new 3G and all-weather pitch.
References
edit- ^ Civil Service Sports Ground 1926 (Motion picture, silent, black and white). Pathé newsreels. British Pathé. 22 February 1926. 454.24.
- ^ "Step back in time". Civil Service Sports Council. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Other matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Second XI Championship Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
External links
edit- Civil Service Sports Ground on CricketArchive
- Civil Service Sports Ground on Cricinfo