Blackpool Cricket Club
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Establishment | 1893 |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| End names | |
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Pavilion End Nursery End | |
| Domestic team information | |
| Lancashire (1874–present) | |
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As of 14 July 2010 Source: Ground profile | |
Blackpool Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Stanley Park, in Blackpool, Lancashire. Located in western quadrant is of the park, the club plays at a 5000-seater ground, which is regularly used for county cricket matches by Lancashire.
The club's 1st and 2nd XI play in the ECB Northern Premier League while its 3rd XI and Sunday Development XI turn out in the Palace Shield, and its 4th XI in the Fylde League. Its players include first-class cricketer Steven Croft.
Ground history
The first recorded match on the club's ground came in 1893, when Blackpool played the touring Australians, who were on their Ashes tour.
The inaugural first-class match to be played on the ground was between the North and the South in the 1905 North v South fixture. Lancashire played their first first-class match on the ground in 1905 when they played against an England XI. From 1905 to the present day, the club's ground has played host to 98 first-class matches, the last of which came in the 2008 County Championship between Lancashire and Surrey.[1]
References
- ↑ "Stanley Park, Blackpool". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-07-13.