| Ground information | |
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| Location | Hertford, Hertfordshire |
| Establishment | 1865 (first recorded match) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Hertfordshire (1901–present) | |
| As of 24 July 2010 Source: Ground profile |
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Balls Park is a cricket ground in Hertford, Hertfordshire. The ground is located in the grounds of the Balls Park estate. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1865 between Hertford and a United South of England Eleven.[1] In 1901, the ground hosted its first Minor Counties Championship match which was between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. From 1901 to present, the ground has hosted 70 Minor Counties Championship matches[2] and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[3]
The ground has played host to 2 List-A matches, the first of which came in the 1999 NatWest Trophy between Hertfordshire and the Sussex Cricket Board. The second and final List-A match played on the ground was between Hertfordshire and Worcestershire.[4]
In local domestic cricket, Balls Park is the home ground of Hertford Cricket Club[5] who play in the Hertfordshire Cricket League Division 1. The clubs origins cannot be precisely defined.