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| Location | Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire | ||
| Coordinates | 51°41′15″N0°56′16″W / 51.6876°N 0.9378°W | ||
| Establishment | 1880 | ||
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| Only WODI | 7 July 2011: India v  New Zealand | ||
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| As of 2 June 2022 Source: Ground profile | |||
Butt's Way is a cricket ground between the villages of Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount in Oxfordshire.
The cricket ground was established in 1880 on land on Aston Moors lent by a T. Taylor. [1] Having been used in club cricket by Aston Rowant Cricket Club for over a century, the ground hosted its first minor counties fixture for Oxfordshire in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. [2] Oxfordshire later played two List A one-day matches there against first-class opponents Somerset in the 1994 NatWest Trophy and Lancashire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. [3] Oxfordshire played minor counties cricket there until 1999, after which followed a hiatus of seven years before they returned. Up until 2023, Oxfordshire have played seven Minor Counties Championship and six NCCA Knockout Trophy matches at the ground. [2] [4] In 2011, the ground played host to a Women's One Day International between India women and New Zealand women. [5]
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland. The club's limited overs team is called the Leicestershire Foxes. Founded in 1879, the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895. Since then, Leicestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. It is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club and its T20 team Birmingham Bears. Edgbaston has also been the venue for Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Edgbaston has hosted the T20 Finals Day more than any other cricket ground. Edgbaston is the main home ground for the Birmingham Phoenix men's team in The Hundred competition from 2021.
Aston Rowant is a village, civil parish and former manor about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) south of Thame in South Oxfordshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount, and adjoins Buckinghamshire to the southeast. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 793. The Lower Icknield Way passes through the parish southeast of the village.
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Coordinates: 51°41′15″N0°56′16″W / 51.6876°N 0.9378°W
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