List of Hampshire County Cricket Club grounds

Hampshire County Cricket Club was established in August 1863.[1] Since then, they have played first-class and List A cricket at a number of different home grounds. Their first home first-class match was against Sussex in 1864 at the Antelope Ground, Southampton. The current headquarters of Hampshire County Cricket Club is the Rose Bowl, which located on the edge of Southampton.[1] This venue is also used by England as a Test and One Day International venue.

As of 12 September 2011, Hampshire have played 1,396 first-class matches and 450 List A matches at 12 different home grounds. They have also played 45 Twenty20 matches, all of which have taken place at the Rose Bowl. The 12 grounds that Hampshire have used for home matches are listed below, with statistics complete through the end of the 2011 season.

Grounds

Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs
First-class List A
Antelope Ground
 Southampton 7 July 1864
v Sussex		 7 August 1884
v Somerset		 &1000000000000002700000027 – – &100000000000000000000000 [2][3]
Green Jackets Ground
 Winchester only match:
1 July 1875
v Sussex		   &100000000000000010000001 – – &100000000000000000000000 [4][5]
Winchester College Ground
 Winchester only match:
19 August 1875
v Kent		   &100000000000000010000001 – – &100000000000000000000000 [6][7]
United Services Recreation Ground
 Portsmouth 28 August 1882
v Sussex		 19 July 2000
v Kent		 &10000000000000316000000316 22 May 1965
v Kent		 23 July 2000
v Middlesex		 &1000000000000005400000054 [8][9][10]
County Ground Southampton 15 June 1885
v Marylebone Cricket Club		 13 September 2000
v Yorkshire		 &10000000000000565000000565 1 May 1965
v Norfolk		 17 September 2000
v Nottinghamshire		 &10000000000000207000000207 [11][12][13]
Dean Park
 Bournemouth 1 July 1897
v Gentlemen of Philadelphia		 18 August 1992
v Middlesex		 &10000000000000336000000336 22 May 1963
v Derbyshire		 16 August 1992
v Northamptonshire		 &1000000000000006800000068 [14][15][16][n 1]
Municipal Ground
 Alton only match:
7 July 1904
v South Africans		   &100000000000000010000001 – – &100000000000000000000000 [17][18]
Officers Club Services Ground Aldershot 25 May 1905
v Surrey		 16 June 1948
v Combined Services		 &100000000000000050000005 – – &100000000000000000000000 [19][20]
May's Bounty
 Basingstoke 21 May 1906
v Warwickshire		 3 August 2010
v Durham		 &1000000000000004600000046 29 April 1967
v Lincolnshire		 18 June 2000
v Durham		 &1000000000000003000000030 [21][22][23]
Victoria Recreation Ground Newport 20 August 1938
v Northamptonshire		 24 June 1939
v Middlesex		 &100000000000000020000002 – – &100000000000000000000000 [24][25]
J Samuel White's Ground Cowes 26 May 1956
v Worcestershire		 26 May 1962
v Worcestershire		 &100000000000000070000007 – – &100000000000000000000000 [26][27]
Rose Bowl
 West End 9 May 2001
v Worcestershire		 still in use &1000000000000008900000089 2 May 2001
v Essex		 still in use &1000000000000009100000091 [28][29][30]

Notes

  1. ^ Hampshire also played one List A match at Dean Park, Bournemouth as the away team against Dorset in the 1998 NatWest Trophy.

References

  1. ^ a b Sam, Collis. "A brief history of Hampshire". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/hampshire/content/current/story/261948.html. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Antelope Ground, Southampton". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/742.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Antelope Ground, Southampton (27)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/742_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  4. ^ "Green Jackets Ground, Winchester". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/843.html. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Green Jackets Ground, Winchester (1)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/843_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  6. ^ "Winchester College Ground, Winchester". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/847.html. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 
  7. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Winchester College Ground, Winchester (1)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/847_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  8. ^ "United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/698.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  9. ^ "First-Class Matches played on United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth (316)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/698_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  10. ^ "List A Matches played on United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth (54)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/698_a.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  11. ^ "County Ground, Southampton". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/743.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  12. ^ "First-Class Matches played on County Ground, Southampton (565)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/743_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  13. ^ "List A Matches played on County Ground, Southampton (207)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/743_a.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  14. ^ "Dean Park, Bournemouth". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/331.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  15. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Dean Park, Bournemouth (336)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/331_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  16. ^ "List A Matches played on Dean Park, Bournemouth (68)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/331_a.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  17. ^ "Municipal Ground, Alton". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/276.html. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 
  18. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Municipal Ground, Alton (1)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/276_f.htmll. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  19. ^ "Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/275.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  20. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot (5)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/275_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  21. ^ "May's Bounty, Basingstoke". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/301.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  22. ^ "First-Class Matches played on May's Bounty, Basingstoke (46)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/301_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  23. ^ "List A Matches played on Mays Bounty, Basingstoke (30)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/301_a.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  24. ^ "Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/648.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  25. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport (2)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/648_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  26. ^ "J Samuel White's Ground, Cowes". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/438.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  27. ^ "First-Class Matches played on J Samuel White's Ground, Cowes (7)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/438_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  28. ^ "Rose Bowl, Southampton". Cricket Archive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/745.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  29. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Rose Bowl, Southampton (89)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/745_f.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  30. ^ "List A Matches played on Rose Bowl, Southampton (91)". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Hampshire/Grounds/745_a.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
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