Walton Lea Road

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Walton Lea Road
Ground information
Location Warrington, Cheshire, England
Establishment1881 (first recorded match)
International information
Only WODI20 July 1993:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Team information
Cheshire (1982-1998 & 2001-2002)
As of 6 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Walton Lea Road is a cricket ground in Warrington. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881, when Warrington played Huyton. [1]

The first Minor Counties Championship match held on the ground came in 1978 when Cheshire played the Lancashire Second XI. From 1978 to 1994, the ground hosted 9 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 1994 when Cheshire played Berkshire. [2] Additionally, between 1986 and 1996, the ground held 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which saw Cheshire play Hertfordshire. [3]

The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Cheshire and Nottinghamshire in the 1st round of the 1993 NatWest Trophy. [4]

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and the Netherlands. [5]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Warrington Cricket Club. [6]

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