Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool

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Aigburth Cricket Ground
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Ground information
LocationAigburth, Liverpool
Establishment1881
Capacity3,000 [1]
End names
Aigburth Road
Riversdale Road
International information
Only WODI18 July 1973:
Flag placeholder.svg  International XI v Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
As of 23 May 2012
Source: CricketArchive

Aigburth Cricket Ground in Liverpool, England, is the home of Liverpool Cricket Club. The ground, the fourth that Liverpool have used, was created in 1880. Designed by Thomas Harnett Harrison, the pavilion is the oldest remaining at a first-class cricket ground. [2] [3]

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First-class games

The ground hosted its maiden first-class cricket match in 1881, a fixture between Lancashire and Cambridge University. [4]

The first Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1973. [5] During the tournament Aigburth hosted its only Women's One Day International, a match between International XI Women and Trinidad and Tobago Women. [6] 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. [3] Lancashire lost by 56 runs, and Gordon Greenidge scored 186 while opening the batting. [7] 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. [8] [9]

While Old Trafford Cricket Ground was undergoing a renovation in 2011, Lancashire played more cricket at Aigburth, playing five matches at the ground. [10] 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 198 first-class matches to 2014, [4] eighteen List A matches to 2017 [12] and, as confirmed by the Wisden and Playfair annuals, two Twenty20 matches to 2017.

The ground was kept by the former first-class cricketer George Ubsdell for a 12-year period following the end of his first-class career. [13]

Football

Aigburth Cricket Ground hosted an international exhibition game between England and Ireland on 24 February 1883, which England won 7–0. [14]

Tennis

The ground also co-hosted the prestigious Northern Championships in 1882, then for many years alternating with the Northern Lawn Tennis Club at Didsbury, Manchester. [15] It was also host to the Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament (1881-1883).

Statistics

First-class
CategoryInformation
Highest team score Gloucestershire (514 v. Lancashire, 1932)
Lowest team score Glamorgan (22 v. Lancashire, 1924)
Best batting performance Wally Hammond (264 runs for Gloucestershire v. Lancashire, 1932)
Best bowling performance Alex Kennedy (9/33 for Hampshire v. Lancashire, 1920)
List A
CategoryInformation
Highest team score West Indies (297/6 in 55 overs v. Lancashire, 1984)
Lowest team scoreNo team has been bowled out for less than 100 on this ground
Best batting performance Gordon Greenidge (186 runs for West Indies v. Lancashire, 1984)
Best bowling performance Sajid Mahmood (5/16 for Lancashire v. Sri Lanka A, 2007)

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References

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  8. ↑ "Aigburth, Liverpool – centuries in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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