This is a list of grounds that Norfolk County Cricket Club have used since the formation of the club in 1876. The club has played minor counties cricket since 1895 and played List A cricket from 1965 to 2003, using 11 home grounds during that time. Before the club was formed, an informal county team had played some matches, including six matches between 1820 and 1836 which were later given first-class cricket status. [1]
The county's first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Cambridgeshire at the County Ground, Lakenham in Norwich. Their first home List A match came 74 years later against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup at the same venue. The County Ground played host to the majority of Norfolk's home matches during the 20th century, before the club moved to Manor Park, Horsford at the beginning of the 21st century. That ground has been used almost exclusively for Norfolk's home matches since then.
The 11 grounds that Norfolk have used for home matches in List A or Minor Counties matches since 1876 are listed below. The club has played other matches at grounds in the county. Before the establishment of the Minor Counties Championship in 1895, matches against other county sides were played at Lakenham, at New Ground in Norwich and at the Norfolk County Ground in East Dereham. [2]
Below is a list of grounds used by Norfolk County Cricket Club in List A and Minor Counties cricket matches. Grounds are listed in order of their first use by the county. [upper-alpha 1]
Name | Location | List A | MCCA Championship | MCCA Trophy | MCCA T20 | First match | Last match | Refs |
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County Ground | Norwich | 7 [upper-alpha 2] | 431 | 13 | 0 | 12 August 1895 v Cambridgeshire | 10 August 2000 v Cheshire | [3] |
Recreation Ground | Great Yarmouth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 1898 v Northumberland | 14 August 1899 v Durham | [4] |
King Edward VII Grammar School Ground | Kings Lynn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 August 1909 v Cambridgeshire | 11 August 1948 v Buckinghamshire | [5] |
Recreation Ground | Hunstanton | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 1924 v Surrey Second XI | 23 July 1957 v Kent Second XI | [6] |
Hall Road | Barton Turf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 August 1978 v Lancashire Second XI | [7] | |
Norwich Union Ground, Pinebanks | Norwich | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 June 1983 v Berkshire | 28 June 1987 v Cambridgeshire | [8] |
The Common | Swardeston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 June 1986 v Lincolnshire | 17 June 1990 v Lincolnshire | [9] |
The Green | North Runcton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 July 1989 v Cumberland | 27 August 1995 v Suffolk | [10] |
Ferry Lane | Postwick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 May 1991 v Suffolk | [11] | |
Manor Park | Horsford | 5 | 62 | 43 | 14 | 8 June 1986 v Suffolk | 13 August 2023 v Suffolk | [12] [13] |
Highfield Lane | Fakenham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 May 2016 v Cumberland | [14] |
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