Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Ground information | |
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Location | Aigburth, Liverpool |
Establishment | 1881 |
Capacity | 3,000[1] |
End names | |
Aigburth Road Riversdale Road | |
International information | |
Only ODI |
18 July 1973: Template:Country data International XI women v Template:Country data Trinidad & Tobago women |
As of 23 May 2012 Source: CricketArchive |
Aigburth Cricket Ground in Liverpool, England, is the home of Liverpool Cricket Club. The club was founded in 1807 and is the oldest amateur sports club in Merseyside.[2] The ground hosted its maiden first-class cricket match in 1881, a fixture between Lancashire and Cambridge University.[3]
Designed by Thomas Harnett Harrison and built in 1880, the pavilion is the oldest at a first-class cricket ground.[4][5] The first Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1973.[6] During the tournament Aigburth hosted its only Women's One Day International, a match between International XI Women and Trinidad and Tobago Women.[7] The West Indies cricket team toured England in 1984 and played a tour match against Lancashire at Aigburth. A 7,633-strong crowd watched the match.[5] Lancashire lost by 56 runs, and Gordon Greenidge scored 186 while opening the batting.[8] The innings was the second of three one-day centuries scored at the ground and remains the highest score in the format at Aigburth, and Greenidge's highest score.[9][10]
While Old Trafford Cricket Ground was undergoing a renovation in 2011, Lancashire played more cricket at Aigburth, playing five matches at the ground.[2] The move away from Old Trafford coincided with Lancashire winning the County Championship for the first time since 1950, and Lancashire won four out of their six matches at Aigburth.[11] The ground has hosted 192 first-class matches[3] and 16 List A matches.[12]
Football
Aigburth Cricket Ground hosted an international exhibition game between England national football team and Ireland on 24 February 1883. England won 7–0.[13]
Statistics
- First-class
Category | Information |
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Highest Team Score | Gloucestershire (514 against Lancashire) in 1932 |
Lowest Team Score | Glamorgan (22 against Lancashire) in 1924 |
Best Batting Performance | Wally Hammond (264 Runs for Gloucestershire against Lancashire) in 1932 |
Best Bowling Performance | Alex Kennedy (9/33 for Hampshire against Lancashire) in 1920 |
- List A
Category | Information |
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Highest Team Score | West Indies (297/6 in 55 overs against Lancashire) in 1984 |
Lowest Team Score | No team has been bowled out for less than 100 on this ground |
Best Batting Performance | Gordon Greenidge (186 Runs for West Indies against Lancashire) in 1984 |
Best Bowling Performance | Sajid Mahmood (5/16 for Lancashire against Sri Lanka A) in 2007 |
References
- ↑ "Aigburth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Aigburth ground prepares for season as Lancashire base". BBC News. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- 1 2 "First-class matches played on Aigburth, Liverpool". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Physick, Ray (2007). Played in Liverpool. English Heritage. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-1-85074-990-5.
- 1 2 "Aigburth Cricket Ground". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ McConnell, Lynn (14 September 2000). "Love of the game carries women's cricket through". Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Aigburth, Liverpool (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "a4050 Lancashire v West Indians: West Indies in British Isles 1984". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Aigburth, Liverpool – centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Gordon Greenidge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Henderson, Michael (2012). "Lancashire's Championship: To make the old boy smile". In Booth, Lawrence. The Shorter Wisden 2012. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4081-8021-1.
- ↑ "List A matches played on Aigburth, Liverpool". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Match Report: England 7 – Ireland 0". englandstats.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
Further reading
- Powell, William (1992). The Wisden Guide to Cricket Grounds. Stanley Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-177188-1.
External links
Coordinates: 53°21′47.05″N 2°55′08.71″W / 53.3630694°N 2.9190861°W