Spa Ground is a cricket field in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The first game recorded on the pitch was in 1867, when Gloucester played the All-England Eleven.
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History
In 1882, Gloucestershire played Somerset in a first-class first game. Gloucestershire played a first class game on the field from 1882 to 1923, playing a total of 56 first-class matches there, the latter seeing them play Leicestershire at the 1923 County Championships. A record match came in 1907 when Gloucestershire played Northamptonshire. Winning the first throw and hitting, Gloucestershire was fascinated for their first 60 innings. Both George Thompson and William East took five wickets. In retaliation, Northamptonshire was fascinated by only 12 runs, their first lowest total class to date. George Dennett takes 8 from Northamptonshire wicket at a cost of 9 runs from 6 overs. In the continuation of the low scores, Gloucestershire was awestruck for the 88th time of the second round, with Northamptonshire's second half ending on 40/7 when the rain ended the game, with a late draw.
Between 1873 and 1891, Spa grounds are home to Gloucester Rugby.
During the 1986 ICC Trophy, the land hosted its only international match to date between Fiji and the Netherlands.
In local local cricket, the land is home to the Gloucester City Winget Cricket Club.
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References
External links
- Spa Ground on CricketArchive
- Spa Ground at Cricinfo
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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