| Ground information | |
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| Location | Knypersley, Staffordshire |
| Establishment | 1946 (first recorded match) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Staffordshire (1946-1955, 1960, 1976-1987 & 2007-present) Derbyshire (1985-1990) |
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| As of 14 August 2010 Source: Ground profile |
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Victoria and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre is a cricket ground in Knypersley, Staffordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1946, when Staffordshire played the Yorkshire Second XI in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. The county used the ground during a number of periods in the up to 1987, resuming use of the ground as a home venue once more in 2007. To date the ground has hosted 25 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match.[2]
The ground has also been used for List-A cricket by Derbyshire who played three List-A matches in all from 1985 to 1990, with the third and final List-A match on ground seeing Worcestershire as the opposition.[3] Derbyshire Second XI have also used the ground for home matches.[4]
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Knypersley Cricket Club who play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League.[5] Next to the cricket club, Biddulph Victoria F.C. formerly played. Their ground encroached on the cricket outfield until they club merged with Kidsgrove Town at the end of the 2010-11 season and vacated the field.[6] The centre also has field hockey facilities.
Note: Both CricketArchive and CricInfo erroneously spell the name of the ground "Victora..."