Porthill Park

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Porthill Park
Ground information
Location Wolstanton, Staffordshire
Establishment1920 (first recorded match)
Team information
Staffordshire (1920-1966 & 1999-2004)
As of 14 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Porthill Park, also known as the Old County Ground, [1] is a cricket ground located in Wolstanton, Staffordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1920 when Staffordshire played against Cheshire in the ground's first Minor Counties Championship match. Staffordshire utilized the ground from 1920 to 1966 and then again between 1999 and 2004. Throughout its history, the ground has hosted 45 Minor Counties Championship matches [2] and 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. The last of these matches took place in 2004 when Staffordshire played against Northumberland. [3]

The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Staffordshire and the Warwickshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. [4]

In local domestic cricket, Porthill Park Cricket Club calls the ground its home. The club competes in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League. [5]

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References

  1. "Porthill Park CC - Play-Cricket - About Us". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Old Porthill Park
  3. Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Porthill Park
  4. List-A Matches played on Porthill Park
  5. Porthill Park Cricket Club

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