Griff and Coton Ground

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Griff and Coton Ground
Griff and Coton Nuneaton Heath End Road End.jpg
The pavilion and clubhouse at the Griff and Coton Ground
Ground information
Location Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Coordinates 52°30′53″N1°28′40″W / 52.5147°N 1.4777°W / 52.5147; -1.4777
Establishment1909
End names
Scoreboard End
Heath End Road End
Team information
Warwickshire (1930–1989)
As of 28 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

The Griff and Coton Ground is a cricket ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The ground is located off the Heath End Road and forms part of a wider sports and social club. It played host to first-class and List A cricket matches for Warwickshire County Cricket Club between 1930 and 1989.

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History

The Griff and Coton Ground is located in the former village of Chilvers Coton, now a suburb of Nuneaton. It was on land donated by Sir Francis Newdegate that a cricket ground was constructed in 1909. [1] The ground, then known to locals as Chilvers Coton Ground, was bought by the Griff Colliery for the benefit of its coal miners. [2] During the early years of ground sheep were allowed to graze on the ground. Warwickshire County Cricket Club first used the ground in 1930, playing a first-class match against Leicestershire in the County Championship, [3] having previously played in Nuneaton at Nuneaton Cricket Club Ground. Warwickshire played four first-class matches there in the 1930s, but did not return to the ground until 1960. Their return was largely down to F. G. Watson, a local cricket enthusiast and building contractor, and a £1,000 donation from the Cathedral and Church Shops Association (CCSA) which funded improvements at the ground. [2] The colliery closed in the same year that county cricket returned to ground, though it remained under the ownership of the miners' social welfare club. Warwickshire played one match per year there from 1960 to 1967 and again from 1977 to 1989. [3] In addition to playing first-class cricket there, Warwickshire also played three List A one-day matches there in 1969, 1979 and 1980, though the 1979 match was abandoned. [4] The ground was selected as one of the host venues for the 1986 ICC Trophy, a World Cup qualifying competition for associate members of the International Cricket Council. It hosted two games, with Bermuda featuring in both against Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. [5]

According to Wisden's Guide to County Cricket Grounds, which was published in 1989, the facilities at the ground included permanent buildings in the form of a cricket pavilion, separate pavilion and social club. A scoreboard, with a plaque commemorating Jack Smart affixed to it, and a groundsmans shed were also present. The ground also contained a bowling green and tennis courts. [2] The record attendance at the ground came in the 1969 Player's County League one-day match when 6,000 attended the match against Lancashire. [2] The ground is used in club cricket by the Griff and Coton Cricket Club. [2] It is the subject of a painting by the artist and former cricketer Jack Russell. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "History of the club". www.griffandcotonbowlsclubnuneaton.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Powell, William (1989). The Wisden Guides To Cricket Grounds. London: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd. pp. 337–8. ISBN   009173830X.
  3. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "List A Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "ICC Trophy Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Halford, Brian (7 August 2014). "Why Griff and Coton's ground is work of art for Jack Russell". Coventry Telegraph . Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Warwickshire v Gloucestershire, 1982" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton - Centuries in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Warwickshire v Kent, 1963" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, John Player League 1980" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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