Fenner's

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Fenner's
Ground information
Location Cambridge, England
Establishment 1848
Owner Cambridge University
End names
Pavilion End
Gresham Road End
Domestic team information
Cambridge University Cricket Club (1848 – present)
As of 16 December 2007
Source: CricketArchive
The indoor cricket school

Fenner's is the University of Cambridge's cricket ground.

History

Fenner's has hosted first-class cricket since 1848, and many of the world's great players have graced the wicket. The ground was established on land leased for the purpose by Francis Fenner, after whom the ground is named.[1]

Playing for Cambridge University has launched many careers. Such names as Peter May, David Sheppard, Ted Dexter, Tony Lewis and Mike Brearley to Jahangir Khan, Derek Pringle, John Crawley, Steve James and, most recently, former captain of the England team Mike Atherton.

Facilities

Fenner's is home to the recently-established ECB Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, a partnership between the University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University and the ECB.

The curator pioneered the art of mowing grass in strips to create patterns, a technique now common in sports stadiums around the world.[2]

In Fenner's grounds there are also other sports facilities such as a gym open to members of the university and it also provides office space for the organisations The Humanitarian Centre and EWB-UK.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fenner's". CricInfo. Retrieved 22 September 2008. 
  2. ↑ Allen, Peter (1999). The Invincibles: The Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians. Mosman, NSW, Australia: Allen and Kemsley. ISBN 1-875171-06-1.  p. 103

External links

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Players
  • Current squad
  • First-class players (all): (1817-1850)
  • (1851-1900)
  • (1901-1950)
  • (1951-2000)
  • (2001-present)
  • List A players
  • Category:Cambridge University cricketers
Grounds
Current grounds
Previous grounds
Captains
  • List of Cambridge University Cricket Club captains
Records
  • Cambridge University first-class cricket records
  • Cambridge University List A cricket records

Coordinates: 52°12′00.43″N 0°07′54.62″E / 52.2001194°N 0.1318389°E / 52.2001194; 0.1318389


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