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List of Wiltshire County Cricket Club grounds

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 Cup at Hardenhuish 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

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List A

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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
v Hampshire		 1 May 2001
v Derbyshire Cricket Board		 2 26 June 1902
v Dorset		 25 July 1989
v Shropshire		 47 5 May 2002
v Somerset Cricket Board		 8 June 2003
v Buckinghamshire		 2 [1][2][3][4][n 1]
The County Ground
 
 Swindon 29 June 1983
v Northamptonshire		 4 July 1984
v Leicestershire		 2 3 August 1897
v Glamorgan		 24 May 1998
v Wales Minor Counties		 84 25 June 2000
v Gloucestershire Cricket Board		 16 June 2002
v Dorset		 3 [5][6][7][8][n 2]
County Ground
 
 Trowbridge 24 June 1987
v Yorkshire		 22 June 1993
v Durham		 3 1 July 1895
v Bedfordshire		 4 August 2013
v Wales Minor Counties		 123 12 August 1983
v Shropshire		 29 May 2011
v Wales Minor Counties		 11 [9][10][11][12][n 3]
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club
 
 Salisbury 2 May 2000
v Scotland		 3 May 2005
v Kent		 3 4 July 1905
v Hertfordshire		 7 September 2014
v Staffordshire		 86 only match:
17 May 1998
v Herefordshire		   1 [13][14][15][16]

Minor Counties

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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
v Glamorgan		 21 June 1992
v Oxfordshire		 28 – – 0 [17][18]
Wellhead Lane
 
 Westbury 7 August 1912
v Surrey Second XI		 3 August 2003
v Berkshire		 15 15 August 2004
v Northumberland		 30 April 2006
v Oxfordshire		 3 [19][20][21][n 4]
Melksham Melksham 26 August 1912
v Buckinghamshire		 28 July 1922
v Berkshire		 5 – – 0 [22][23][n 5]
Marlborough College Ground
 
 Marlborough 6 August 1920
v Glamorgan		 8 July 1993
v Herefordshire		 20 only match:
7 August 1983
v Norfolk		   1 [24][25][26]
London Road Devizes 20 August 1965
v Berkshire		 20 July 2014
v Devon		 27 31 May 1992
v Dorset		 13 May 2013
v Suffolk		 7 [27][28][29]
The Worthys Malmesbury 26 July 1972
v Oxfordshire		 19 August 1976
v Dorset		 3 – – 0 [30][31]
Savernake Forest Ground Marlborough 7 August 1994
v Dorset		 16 July 2000
v Oxfordshire		 7 – – 0 [32][33]
Station Road
 
 Corsham 14 June 1998
v Berkshire		 22 June 2014
v Dorset		 17 1 June 1997
v Norfolk		 15 June 2014
v Norfolk		 11 [34][35][36]
Sambourne Road Warminster only match:
11 June 2000
v Berkshire		   1 27 June 1999
v Warwickshire Cricket Board		 25 May 2014
v Wales Minor Counties		 3 [37][38][39]

Notes

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  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ The exact ground used in Melksham is not known.

References

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  1. ^ "Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham (47)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ "The County Ground, Swindon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "List A Matches played on The County Ground, Swindon (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The County Ground, Swindon (84)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The County Ground, Swindon (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ^ "County Ground, Trowbridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ^ "List A Matches played on County Ground, Trowbridge (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on County Ground, Trowbridge (123)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on County Ground, Trowbridge (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  14. ^ "List A Matches played on Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury (86)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Salisbury and South Wiltshire Sports Club, Salisbury (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  17. ^ "British Rail Ground, Swindon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on British Rail Ground, Swindon (28)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury (15)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Melksham, Melksham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Melksham, Melksham (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Marlborough College Ground, Marlborough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  25. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Marlborough College Ground, Marlborough (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  26. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Marlborough College Ground, Marlborough (20)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  27. ^ "London Road, Devizes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  28. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road, Devizes (27)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  29. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on London Road, Devizes (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  30. ^ "The Worthys, Malmesbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  31. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Worthys, Malmesbury (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  32. ^ "Savernake Forest Ground, Marlborough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  33. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Savernake Forest Ground, Marlborough (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  34. ^ "Station Road, Corsham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  35. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Station Road, Corsham (17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  36. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Station Road, Corsham (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  37. ^ "Sambourne Road, Warminster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  38. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Sambourne Road, Warminster (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  39. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Sambourne Road, Warminster (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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