List of Suffolk County Cricket Club grounds
Suffolk County Cricket Club was originally established on 27 July 1864, and competed in the Minor Counties Championship from 1904 to 1914, though without success. The present club was founded in August 1932, and has since played minor counties cricket from that year, as well as playing in List A cricket from 1966 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1904 was against Norfolk at the Town Ground, Felixstowe, while their first home List A match came 62 years later against Kent in the 1966 Gillette Cup at Ipswich School Ground.
The fourteen grounds that Suffolk have used for home matches since 1904 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds[edit]
List A[edit]
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Suffolk 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 | |||||||||
| The Victory Ground | Bury St Edmunds | 11 July 1981 v Derbyshire |
4 May 2005 v Glamorgan |
10 | 22 July 1935 v Surrey Second XI |
22 June 2014 v Cumberland |
56 | 14 June 1987 v Norfolk |
15 June 2014 v Devon |
7 | [1][2][3][4][n 1] |
Ipswich School Ground |
Ipswich | only match: 30 April 1966 v Kent |
1 | 7 August 1935 v Hertfordshire |
6 July 2014 v Buckinghamshire |
37 | 6 May 2007 v Staffordshire |
27 April 2014 v Hertfordshire |
4 | [5][6][7][8] | |
Wamil Way |
Mildenhall | 2 May 2000 v Lancashire Cricket Board |
27 June 2001 v Nottinghamshire |
3 | 17 August 1977 v Norfolk |
26 June 2011 v Cumberland |
31 | 1 June 2008 v Staffordshire |
31 May 2009 v Northumberland |
2 | [9][10][11][12] |
Old London Road |
Copdock | only match: 29 August 2001 v Denmark |
1 | 30 August 1992 v Norfolk |
17 August 2014 v Hertfordshire |
7 | 9 June 1996 v Cambridgeshire |
16 May 2006 v Norfolk |
8 | [13][14][15][16] | |
Minor Counties[edit]
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Suffolk 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 | |||||||
| Town Ground | Felixstowe | 20 July 1904 v Norfolk |
26 July 1983 v Hertfordshire |
101 | – | – | 0 | [17][18] |
| Cemetry Road | Bury St Edmunds | 28 July 1904 v Cambridgeshire |
19 August 1914 v Lincolnshire |
8 | – | – | 0 | [19][20][n 2] |
| Portman Road | Ipswich | 5 July 1905 v Norfolk |
3 August 1914 v Cambridgeshire |
14 | – | – | 0 | [21][22] |
| Woodbridge School | Woodbridge | 29 July 1908 v Bedfordshire |
21 June 1909 v Norfolk |
2 | 20 May 2001 v Essex Cricket Board |
10 May 2009 v Hertfordshire |
6 | [23][24][25] |
| Denes Oval | Lowestoft | 4 July 1934 v Lincolnshire |
18 August 1971 v Norfolk |
31 | – | – | 0 | [26][27] |
| Churchman's Ground | Ipswich | 29 July 1949 v Hertfordshire |
24 August 1951 v Middlesex Second XI |
3 | – | – | 0 | [28][29] |
| Ransomes and Reavell Sports Club Ground | Ipswich | 2 August 1972 v Hertfordshire |
7 June 2009 v Bedfordshire |
48 | 12 June 1983 v Cambridgeshire |
23 May 2010 v Berkshire |
2 | [30][31][32][n 3] |
| Manor Road | Haverhill | only match: 25 August 1974 v Lincolnshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [33][34] | |
| Guardian Royal Exchange Ground | Ipswich | 3 August 1979 v Buckinghamshire |
23 July 1985 v Hertfordshire |
8 | – | – | 0 | [35][36] |
| Chilton Fields | Stowmarket | only match: 1 June 1993 v Hertfordshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [37][38] | |
| Exning Park | Exning | – | – | 0 | 17 May 1998 v Northamptonshire Cricket Board |
26 May 2002 v Cambridgeshire |
5 | [39][40] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Unicorns cricket team played a single List A cricket match here against Essex in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 Only the List A matches played at the ground by Suffolk are recorded in the table.
- ^ An informal Suffolk team played two first-class matches here against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1830 and 1847.
- ^ Minor Counties East played a single List A match here against Middlesex in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on The Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on The Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds (56)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich (37)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Wamil Way, Mildenhall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Wamil Way, Mildenhall (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Wamil Way, Mildenhall (31)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Wamil Way, Mildenhall (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Old London Road, Copdock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Old London Road, Copdock (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Old London Road, Copdock (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Old London Road, Copdock (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Town Ground, Felixstowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Town Ground, Felixstowe (101)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Cemetry Road, Bury St Edmunds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Cemetry Road, Bury St Edmunds (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Portman Road, Ipswich". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Portman Road, Ipswich (14)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Woodbridge School Ground, Woodbridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Woodbridge School Ground, Woodbridge (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Woodbridge School Ground, Woodbridge (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Denes Oval, Lowestoft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Denes Oval, Lowestoft (31)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Churchman's Ground, Ipswich". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Churchman's Ground, Ipswich (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Ransomes and Reavell Sports and Social Club Ground, Ipswich". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Ransomes and Reavell Sports and Social Club Ground, Ipswich (48)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Ransomes and Reavell Sports and Social Club Ground, Ipswich (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Manor Road, Haverhill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Manor Road, Haverhill (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Guardian Royal Exchange Ground, Ipswich". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Guardian Royal Exchange Ground, Ipswich (8)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Chilton Fields, Stowmarket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Chilton Fields, Stowmarket (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Exning Park, Exning". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Exning Park, Exning (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015.