Green Jackets Ground

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Green Jackets Ground
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Ground information
Location Winchester, Hampshire
Establishmentc. 1859
Team information
Hampshire (1875)
As of 23 October 2009
Source: Ground profile

The Green Jackets Ground is a cricket ground in St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire.

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The ground was first used in 1859, when Winchester Garrison played I Zingari. [1] The ground is currently owned by the trustees of the nearby ancient Hospital of St Cross and lies next to water meadows of the River Itchen. [2] The ground was first leased to the Rifle Brigade and since 1885 it has been leased to the Green Jackets Club. [3] [2] Only one first-class match was played at the ground, which saw Hampshire play Sussex in 1875. [4] Sussex were dismissed in their first-innings for 206, with Hampshire being dismissed for just 60 in their first-innings and were made to follow-on in their second-innings, making a total of just 119. Sussex therefore winning by an innings and 27 runs. [5] The original wooden cricket pavilion at the ground dated from 1886, but was destroyed by fire and a replacement built in 1970. [2] For many years, the ground has played host to the Southern Counties Archery Championship, in which thirteen counties are represented. [2] St Cross Symondians Cricket Club use the ground as their home venue.

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Green Jackets Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cricket Grounds of Hampshire. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. 1988. pp. 11–12.
  3. "Ground profile: Green Jackets Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. "First-Class Matches played on Green Jackets Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. "Hampshire v Sussex, 1875". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

Coordinates: 51°02′42.86″N1°19′24.51″W / 51.0452389°N 1.3234750°W / 51.0452389; -1.3234750