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GLOUCESTERSHIRE RECORDS 1870 – 2020
5000 RUNS AND 500 WICKETS IN A CAREER FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE
D.A.Allen A.S.Brown T.W.J.Goddard W.G.Grace D.A.Graveney W.R.Hammond G.L.Jessop G.E.E.Lambert P.T.Mills J.B.Mortimore C.W.L.Parker M.J.Procter R.A.Sinfield C.L.Townsend
1953-1972 1953-1976 1922-1952 1870-1899 1972-1990 1920-1951 1894-1914 1938-1957 1902-1929 1950-1975 1903-1935 1965-1981 1924-1939 1893-1922
349 7506 489 12681 558 5026 360 22808 379 6107 405 33664 345 18936 334 6288 346 5051 594 14917 602 7616 259 14441 423 15562 161 7754
18.57 882 18.14 1223 9.37 2862 40.51 1338 17.70 815 57.05 504 32.53 620 15.00 908 11.74 823 18.32 1696 10.43 3170 36.19 833 25.89 1165 30.28 655
22.13 25.47 19.58 18.50 29.06 29.36 22.34 28.44 25.19 22.69 19.43 19.56 24.37 21.87
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET GROUNDS
BRISTOL: ASHLEY DOWN
First 1st class match v Lancashire, 1st and 2nd July 1889.
The ground was laid out to W.G.Grace’s specification.
In 1916, it was purchased by J.S.Fry & Sons to get the Cricket Club out of debt, being known as “Fry’s Ground”. The County Cricket Club re-purchased the ground in 1932, the money being raised by forming a company – Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Ltd.
The Phoenix Assurance Company purchased the ground in 1976, but was returned to Club ownership in 2004.
Current ground and county headquarters.
BRISTOL: CLIFTON COLLEGE
First 1st class match v Nottinghamshire, 3rd, 4th and 5th August 1871. Last 1st class match v All India, 6th, 8th and 9th August 1932.
Present College ground.
BRISTOL: DURDHAM DOWN
Only 1st class match v Surrey, 2nd, 3rd and 4th June 1870.
The ground was in a large public open space. The square was used by Clifton C.C. until 1929 and for other cricket until the 1960’s. A football pitch is now on the site.
BRISTOL: GREENBANK
First 1st class match v Sussex, 13th and 15th May 1922.
Last 1st class match v Derbyshire, 28th, 30th and 31st July 1928.
The ground was owned by H.J.Packer, chocolate manufacturers, and known as “Packers Ground”. It became an Education Committee playing field.
CHELTENHAM: COLLEGE GROUND
First 1st class match v Surrey, 18th and 19th July 1872. Present College ground.
Current ground.
CHELTENHAM: EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE GROUND
First 1st class match v Nottinghamshire, 14th, 15th and 16th June 1888.
Only other 1st class match v Philadelphians, 15th and 16th June 1903.
Ground not used for cricket after 1923, but it is still the East Glos. Club and used for hockey, squash and tennis.
CHELTENHAM: VICTORIA GROUND
First 1st class match v Glamorgan, 27th, 28th and 29th June 1923. Last 1st class match v the Indians, 10th, 11th and 12th May 1986. Present ground used by Cheltenham C.C.
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