Scorers, Shirley

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Scorers
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Scorers in 2023
Ground information
Location Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands
Coordinates 52°25′17″N1°49′18″W / 52.421366°N 1.821692°W / 52.421366; -1.821692
Home club Moseley Cricket Club
Establishment1956 (first recorded match)
International information
First WODI10 July 2013:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
First WT20I8 July 2013:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Last WT20I10 September 2014:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Team information
Central Sparks (2023–present)
As of 13 July 2023
Source: CricketArchive

Scorers is a cricket ground in Shirley, Solihull that is the home of Moseley Cricket Club, who played their first recorded match on the ground in 1956. [1] [2]

Scorers has hosted Warwickshire County Cricket Club Second XI matches since 1972. [3] [4] [5] A game apiece in the 1979, 1982 and 1986 ICC Trophy tournaments were held at the ground. [6]

The ground hosted Division Seven of the inaugural Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009, and the Midlands and North Division Three of the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup. [7] It also hosted Warwickshire Women matches between 2010 and 2015. [8]

The ground hosted its first international matches on 8 July 2013, with two Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) between Ireland and Pakistan, both won by Pakistan. [9] The ground hosted its first Women's One Day International two days later, between the same sides, again won by Pakistan. [10] The ground went on to host three WT20Is between Ireland and South Africa in September 2014. [9]

In July 2023, the ground played host to its first Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match, between Central Sparks and Western Storm, although the match was abandoned (with a toss). [8] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Moseley CC". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Second Eleven Championship Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Second Eleven Trophy Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Second Eleven Twenty20 Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "ICC Trophy Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Women's List A Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Women's International Twenty20 Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Women's ODI Matches Played on Scorers, Shirley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "28th Match, Solihull, July 11 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

52°25′17″N1°49′18″W / 52.421366°N 1.821692°W / 52.421366; -1.821692

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