Middlesex County Cricket Club was established on 2 February 1864; before then there had been an informal county team, which had played first-class cricket from 1787. Middlesex County Cricket Club has played first-class cricket from 1864, List A cricket from 1963 and Twenty20 cricket from 2003,[A] using a number of home grounds during that time. The Cattle Market Ground in Islington hosted the club's first home fixture in first-class cricket against Sussex in 1864; Lord's in St John's Wood hosted the club's first home List A match against Northamptonshire in 1963; and the club's first home fixture in Twenty20 cricket against Kent in 2003 was at the Old Deer Park in Richmond. Middlesex have played home matches at fourteen grounds, but have played the majority of their home fixtures at Lord's, which also holds Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches.
The administrative county of Middlesex ceased to exist in 1965 when its county council was dissolved,[1] and the majority of the county club's grounds are now in Greater London.
Grounds
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Below is a complete list of grounds used by Middlesex County Cricket Club for first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches. Statistics are complete through to the end of the 2014 season. Only matches played by Middlesex CCC at the grounds are recorded in the table. Matches abandoned without any play occurring are not included.
| Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | List A | Twenty20 | |||||||||
| Cattle Market Ground | Islington | 6 June 1864 v Sussex |
20 August 1868 v Surrey |
16 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | [2][3][n 1] |
Lord's |
St John's Wood | 12 July 1869 v Surrey |
9 September 2014 v Durham |
1,332 | 12 June 1963 v Northamptonshire |
14 August 2014 v Nottinghamshire |
441 | 15 July 2004 v Surrey |
24 July 2014 v Surrey |
32 | [4][5][6][7][n 2] |
| Lillie Bridge | West Brompton | 18 May 1871 v Surrey |
Ground defunct | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | [8][9][n 3] |
| Prince's Cricket Ground | Chelsea | 23 May 1872 v Yorkshire |
10 July 1876 v Nottinghamshire |
18 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | [10][11][n 4] |
| Chiswick Park | Chiswick | 23 June 1887 v Oxford University |
no other matches to date | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | [12][13][n 5] |
| Tivoli Road | Hornsey | 8 July 1959 v Hampshire |
no other matches to date | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | [14][15] |
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |
Uxbridge | 20 August 1980 v Derbyshire |
7 July 2014 v Somerset |
45 | 17 May 1983 v Glamorgan |
5 August 2012 v Worcestershire |
20 | 23 June 2003 v Hampshire |
7 July 2013 v Kent |
12 | [16][17][18][19] |
Woodside |
Watford | – | – | 0 | 25 June 1981 v Sri Lankans |
no other matches to date | 1 | – | – | 0 | [20][21][n 6] |
Lincoln Road |
Enfield | – | – | 0 | 3 July 1982 v Cheshire |
no other matches to date | 1 | – | – | 0 | [22][23] |
John Walker's Ground |
Southgate | 26 June 1998 v Essex |
28 April 2009 v Leicestershire |
20 | 2 June 1991 v Kent |
3 May 2009 v Kent |
20 | 12 July 2004 v Essex |
10 July 2011 v Somerset |
5 | [24][25][26][27][n 7] |
Old Deer Park |
Richmond | – | – | 0 | 28 August 2000 v Nottinghamshire |
5 July 2004 v Scotland |
4 | 19 June 2003 v Kent |
3 July 2014 v Glamorgan |
9 | [28][29][30][n 8] |
Denis Compton Oval |
Shenley | 11 May 2002 v Sri Lankans |
30 May 2003 v Zimbabweans |
2 | 15 September 2002 v Lancashire |
25 May 2003 v Northamptonshire |
2 | – | – | 0 | [31][32][33][n 9] |
Merchant Taylors' School |
Northwood | 31 March 2012 v Durham MCCU |
no other matches to date | 1 | – | – | 0 | 25 May 2014 v Hampshire |
no other matches to date | 1 | [34][35][36] |
Brunton Memorial Ground |
Radlett | – | – | 0 | 27 May 2013 v Yorkshire |
no other matches to date | 1 | – | – | 0 | [37][38][n 10] |
Middlesex played a home game against Somerset at the County Ground Chelmsford, Essex in August 1977; the match having been scheduled for the previous week at Lord's but postponed due to a rearrangement of a one-day cup semi-final.
The Middlesex v Notts game on 15/18 July 1939 was played at the Kennington Oval due to rescheduling of games due to the preparations for an imminent war.
Notes
editA. ^ First-class cricket matches are designed to be contested over multiple days, with each team permitted two innings with no limit to the number of overs in an innings. List A matches are intended to be completed in a single day and restrict each team to a single innings of between 40 and 60 overs, depending on the specific competition. Twenty20 matches restrict each team to a single innings of 20 overs.
- ^ Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table.
- ^ Only the first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches played at the ground by Middlesex following the county club's formation in 1864 are recorded in the table.
- ^ The Gentlemen of the North and the Gentlemen of the South played one first-class match here in 1871. Only the first-class match played at the ground by Middlesex is recorded in the table.
- ^ Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table.
- ^ CI Thornton's XI played a first-class match here against the touring Australians in 1886. Only the first-class match played at the ground by Middlesex is recorded in the table.
- ^ Woodside is located in the adjacent county of Hertfordshire. Minor Counties West, Minor Counties South, and a combined Minor Counties cricket team played four List A matches here between 1977–1980. Only the List A match played at the ground by Middlesex is recorded in the table.
- ^ Prior to the formation of Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1864, a team representative of Middlesex played a first-class match here against Kent in 1859. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table. The Middlesex Cricket Board played seven List A matches here between 1999–2002. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table.
- ^ The Old Deer Park was historically located in the adjacent county of Surrey until 1965. Surrey have also played Second XI games here. The Middlesex Cricket Board played a single List A match here against Berkshire in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table.
- ^ The Denis Compton Oval is located in the adjacent county of Hertfordshire. The Marylebone Cricket Club played three first-class matches here between 1996–1999, while the ground played host to a first-class match between Sri Lanka A and the touring West Indians in 2004. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table. The Marylebone Cricket Club also played a single List A match here against the touring Pakistanis in 1996. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Middlesex are recorded in the table.
- ^ Brunton Memorial Ground is located in the adjacent county of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire played two List A matches at the ground in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. Only the List A match played at the ground by Middlesex is recorded in the table.
References
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- ^ "Cattle Market Ground, Islington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Cattle Market Ground, Islington (16)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood (1,332)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood (441)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood (32)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Lillie Bridge, West Brompton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Lillie Bridge, West Brompton (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea (18)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Chiswick Park, Chiswick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Chiswick Park, Chiswick (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Tivoli Road, Hornsey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Tivoli Road, Hornsey (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge (45)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge (12)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Woodside, Watford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Woodside, Watford (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Lincoln Road, Enfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Lincoln Road, Enfield (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "John Walker's Ground, Southgate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on John Walker's Ground, Southgate (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on John Walker's Ground, Southgate (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on John Walker's Ground, Southgate (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Old Deer Park, Richmond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Old Deer Park, Richmond (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Old Deer Park, Richmond (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Denis Compton Oval, Shenley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Denis Compton Oval, Shenley (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Denis Compton Oval, Shenley (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.