Municipal Ground

The Municipal Ground is a cricket ground in Alton, Hampshire. The ground was constructed as a result of the efforts of G.J. Poole, the headmaster of a local Grammar School.[1] Constructed by 1899, the Hampshire Second XI played there in 1899 in the grounds first recorded match,[2] while Hampshire later played one first-class match at the ground, against the touring South Africans in 1904.[3] The match ended in a South African victory by an innings and 19 runs, during which South African batsman Louis Tancred was dismissed for 99 by Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, while in Hampshire's first-innings Johannes Kotze took a five wicket haul with figures of 5/66.[4]

Municipal Ground
Jubilee Playing Field
Ground information
LocationAlton, Hampshire
Establishment1899
Team information
Hampshire (1904)
As of 21 October 2009
Source: Ground profile

The ground comprises of three cricket pitches. Cricket is still played on the ground with Alton Cricket Club playing their home matches there. [[Association football|.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Player profile: Municipal Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. "Other matches played on Municipal Ground, Alton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played on Municipal Ground, Alton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. "Hampshire v South Africans, 1904". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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