Digswell Park

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Digswell Park
Ground information
Location Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Establishment1866 (first recorded match)
Team information
Hertfordshire (2000–2003 & 2008-present)
As of 25 July 2010
Source: Ground profile

Digswell Park is a cricket ground in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1866 between The Node and Southgate. [1] In 2000, the ground hosted its only Minor Counties Championship match to date, which was between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. [2] In 2003, the ground hosted 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. Hertfordshire resumed their usage of Digswell Park and have to date played 4 further MCCA Knockout Trophy matches on the ground. [3]

The ground has played host to 3 List-A matches, the first of which came in the 2000 NatWest Trophy between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, with the second List-A match coming in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy between Hertfordshire and the Durham Cricket Board. The third and final List-A match played on the ground was between Hertfordshire and Staffordshire in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. [4]

In local domestic cricket, Digswell Park is the home ground of Welwyn Garden City Cricket Club [5] who play in the Home Counties Premier Cricket League.

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