The Grange Club

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The Grange Club
The Grange
The Grange - geograph.org.uk - 177673.jpg
The clubhouse
Ground information
Location7 Portgower Place, Edinburgh
Coordinates 55°57′40″N3°12′47″W / 55.961°N 3.213°W / 55.961; -3.213
Establishment1832
Capacity5,000
OwnerThe Grange Club
Tenants Scotland national cricket team (1999–present)
End names
Pavilion End
Nursery End
International information
First ODI24 May 1999:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last ODI31 July 2022:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
First T20I9 July 2015:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Last T20I7 September 2024:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
First WT20I5 September 2022:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Last WT20I6 September 2022:
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
As of 28 July 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, and is situated adjacent to the Edinburgh Academy sports ground, which is in Raeburn Place.

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History

The Grange Club was founded in 1832, in The Grange district of Edinburgh. In 1872 it moved to its current location at Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge district and has hosted out of its pavilion since 1893. The pavilion cost £1,400 and was officially opened on 29 June 1893 by Lord Moncrieff. The pavilion was restored in 1998 at a cost of £450,000. [1]

After the Scottish Cricket Union disbanded in 1883 The Grange Club assumed responsibility as the governing body of cricket in Scotland for a time and still holds considerable national influence.

The decorative scheme to the interior of the Pavilion is designed to complement the exterior. The Long Room, is modelled on the Marylebone Cricket Club's 'Long Room' at Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

The Club was also associated with The Dyvours Club, Edinburgh's oldest lawn tennis club, who were founded in 1883, and played on the grounds. [2]

Cricket

View of the clubhouse, 2021 Pavilion, Grange Cricket Club (geograph 6958212).jpg
View of the clubhouse, 2021

The Grange has hosted numerous high profile international matches over the years featuring teams such as Australia, Pakistan, England and New Zealand. Some of the world's finest cricketers have played at The Grange, from W. G. Grace in 1895 and Donald Bradman in 1948 to Brian Lara in 1995, Shane Warne and Andrew Flintoff. The ground has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions.

International venue

The Grange hosted Scotland's first official One Day International (ODI) outside of a Cricket World Cup on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by five wickets to Pakistan. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [3]

Clubs

The Grange Club is the home ground for:

Cricket World Cup

The Grange hosted two ODIs during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

24 May 1999
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
185/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
163 (46.2 overs)
Minhajul Abedin 68* (116)
John Blain 4/37 (10 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 63 (71)
Hasibul Hossain 2/26 (8 overs)
Bangladesh won by 22 runs
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Minhajul Abedin (Ban)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

31 May 1999
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
121 (42.1 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
123/4 (17.5 overs)
Ian Stanger 27 (58)
Chris Harris 4/7 (3.1 overs)
Roger Twose 54* (49)
John Blain 3/53 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Geoff Allott (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • New Zealand needed to score 122 within 21.2 overs to qualify for Super Sixes stage. New Zealand qualified for Super Sixes. West Indies eliminated.

Scotland v Australia September 2013

Only ODI

3 September 2013
10:45
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
362/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
162 (43.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 151 (151)
Iain Wardlaw 2/69 (10 overs)
Matt Machan 39 (54)
Mitchell Johnson 4/36 (9.5 overs)
Australia won by 200 runs
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)

Scotland v England June 2018

Only ODI

10 June 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
371/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
365 (48.5 overs)
Calum MacLeod 140* (94)
Adil Rashid 2/72 (10 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 105 (59)
Mark Watt 3/55 (10)
Scotland won by 6 runs
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Allan Haggo (Sco)
Player of the match: Calum MacLeod (Sco)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dylan Budge (Sco) made his ODI debut.
  • Calum MacLeod scored the fastest century by a batsman for Scotland in ODIs [6] and became the first batsman for Scotland to score a century in ODIs against England. [7]
  • Scotland made their highest score in ODIs and the highest score by an Associate team against a Full Member team. [7]
  • Jonny Bairstow became the first batsman for England to score centuries in three consecutive ODIs. [7]
  • Scotland win for the first time against England in any format. [7]

International centuries

One Day Internationals

Fourteen ODI centuries have been scored on the ground. [8]

No.BatterDateTeamOpponentScoreBallsResult
1 David Hussey 28 August 2009Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11183Won
2 Paul Stirling 12 July 2011Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11395Lost
3 Aaron Finch 3 September 2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 148114Won
4 Shaun Marsh 3 September 2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 151151Won
5 Rahmat Shah (1/2)4 July 2016Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 100*123No result
6 Kyle Coetzer (1/2)14 August 2016Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 127121Won
7 Preston Mommsen 14 August 2016Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 111*101Won
8 Calum MacLeod (1/4)16 August 2016Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 103122Won
9 Calum MacLeod (2/4)10 September 2016Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 102107Won
10 Kyle Coetzer (2/2)15 June 2017Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 109101Won
11 Calum MacLeod (3/4)10 June 2018Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of England.svg  England 140*94Won
12 Jonny Bairstow 10 June 2018Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10559Lost
13 Calum MacLeod (4/4)10 May 2019Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 10089Lost
14 Rahmat Shah (2/2)10 May 2019Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 113115Won

Five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Four ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground. [9]

No.BowlerDateTeamOpponentInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Gordon Goudie 28 August 2009Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1107357.30Lost
2 Lasith Malinga 13 July 2011Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 29.43053.10Won
3 Con de Lange 15 June 2017Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 286057.50Won
4 Graeme Cremer 17 June 2017Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1102952.90Won

Twenty20 Internationals

Only one Twenty20 five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground. [10]

No.BowlerDateTeamOpponentInnOversRunsWktsEconResult
1 Alasdair Evans 11 July 2015Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 142456.00Lost

Squash, tennis and hockey

The Grange also hosts other sports besides cricket. It has five squash courts, which support men's and ladies' teams that compete at all regional and national levels. Uniquely for a private club in Scotland, The Grange is also home to The Dyvours Club which has four grass tennis courts and four floodlit astroturf courts. Grange Hockey Club supports eight men's hockey teams which represents a broad range of ability. The 1st XI recently played in Europe, having won the Scottish Cup, and also play in the Euro Hockey League. The Grange Club is also home to Grange Edinburgh Ladies Hockey Club with four teams. All the constituent clubs have vibrant junior sections.

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