Seth Somers Park

Seth Somers Park in Halesowen, West Midlands was used for first-class cricket by Worcestershire on two occasions in the 1960s, at which time Halesowen lay in Worcestershire. In 1964 they beat Cambridge University by ten wickets, and five years later they beat the same opposition by an identical margin.

Worcestershire Second XI played here on a number of occasions between 1950 and 2001, while the recreational Worcestershire Cricket Board team played two ECB 38-County Cup games at the ground in 1999 and 2000.

Two games in the 1986 ICC Trophy were played at Seth Somers Park: Canada beat Hong Kong by four wickets, while Denmark beat Bermuda by six wickets.

Seth Somers Park is home to Halesowen Cricket Club, whose 1st and 2nd XI play in the Birmingham and District Premier League.[1]

In November 2019 Halesowen Cricket Club announced that they had agreed a new 25-year lease to keep Seth Somers Park as their home ground.

Records

First-class
  • Highest team total: 276 by Worcestershire v Cambridge University, 1964[2]
  • Lowest team total: 79 by Cambridge University v Worcestershire, 1964[2]
  • Highest individual innings: 119 by Martin Horton for Worcestershire v Cambridge University, 1964[2]
  • Best bowling in an innings: 7-30 by Jim Standen for Worcestershire v Cambridge University, 1964[2]

Notes
  1. "Official Halesowen Cricket Club site". Halesowen Cricket Club. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. Same match.

References


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