Griff and Coton Ground
The Griff and Coton Ground is a cricket ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1930, when it hosted its first first-class match when Warwickshire played Leicestershire in the County Championship. From 1930 to 1989, the ground played host to 26 first-class matches, the last of which was between Warwickshire and Derbyshire.[1]
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Location | Nuneaton, Warwickshire | ||
Establishment | 1930 (first recorded match) | ||
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As of 28 August 2010 Source: Ground profile |
The ground has also hosted List-A matches, the first of which was between Warwickshire and Lancashire in the 1969 Player's County League. List-A cricket was next played at the ground in 1979, when Warwickshire played Derbyshire in the John Player League. The following season the ground held its final List-A match when Warwickshire played Northamptonshire.[2]
Additionally, the ground held several Second XI Championship matches for the Warwickshire Second XI between 1959 and 1998.[3][4][5]
In hosted two ICC Trophy matches in the 1986 competition: Bermuda versus Hong Kong and Bermuda versus Papua New Guinea.[6]
World-class cricketers to have played at the ground include Sir Vivian Richards,[7] Malcolm Marshall,[8] Robert Charles 'Jack' Russell [9] and David Gower [10]
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Griff and Coton Cricket Club playing in the Warwickshire Cricket League.[11]
References
- First-Class Matches played on Griff and Cotton Ground
- List-A Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground
- Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground
- Second XI Championship Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground
- Second XI Trophy Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground
- ICC Trophy Matches played on Griff and Coton Ground
- Warwickshire v Somerset County Championship 1978
- Warwickshire v Hampshire County Championship 1979
- Warwickshire v Gloucestershire County Championship 1986
- Warwickshire U25 v Leicestershire U25 County Cricket Competition 1975
- Griff and Coton Cricket Club